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maðelere

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

maðelere, m.n: one who speaks or harangues. (MA-thuh-leh-ruh / ˈma-θə-lɛ-rə)

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rād-wērig

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

rād-wērig, adj: weary with riding or journeying. (RAWD-WAY-rih / ˈraːd-ˌweː-rɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two soldiers sleeping while leaning on their shields inside a castle-like building with a bell tower.
Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 233r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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innoþ

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

innoþ, m.n: the inner part of the body, innards (stomach, womb, bowels, etc.). (IN-noth / ˈɪn-nɔθ)

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swǣtan

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

swǣtan, wk.v: to sweat. (SWAE-tahn / ˈswæː-tan)

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wan-hāl

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

wan-hāl, adj: imperfect as regards health or soundness of body; weak, sick, maimed, infirm. (WAHN-HALL / ˈwan-ˌhaːl)

A barefoot person walks supported by a crutch under one arm in a medieval manuscript.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 404, f. 87v. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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be-pǣcan

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

be-pǣcan, wk.v: to deceive, entice, seduce, draw away. (beh-PATCH-ahn / bɛ-ˈpæː-tʃan)

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mislīce

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

mislīce, adv: variously, diversely. (MIZ-lee-chuh / ˈmɪz-liː-tʃə)

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hālig-rift

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hālig-rift, f.n: a holy garment, veil. (HA-lih-RIFT / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌrɪft)

Medieval illustration of a large veil that holds two bearded haloed young men, who reach their arms up to touch the wings of the haloed dove that holds the veil aloft in its beak.
The veil forms a hammock in which the Trinity rests, partially covered, in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 404, f. 75r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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þæc

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

þæc, n.n: roof; the material of which a roof is composed, thatch. (THATCH / ˈθætʃ)

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on-bæcling

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

on-bæcling, adv: back, backward, behind. (ON-back-ling / ˈɔn-bæk-lɪŋ)

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