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nirwett

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

nirwett, m.n: narrowness; a narrow place, pass; oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing. (NIR-wet / ˈnɪr-wɛt)

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dumb

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

dumb, adj: mute, unable to speak. (DUMB / ˈdʌmb)

Medieval manuscript page with two columns of hands making various gestures; a column of Latin text is in between them.
Reckoning gestures in computus collection; Italy (Piacenza?), 1018-1032; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M/925, f. 38r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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frēfrend

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

frēfrend, m.n: comforter, consoler. (FRAY-frend / ˈfreː-frɛnd)

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cyn-ren

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyn-ren, n.n: family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posterity. (KUEN-ren / ˈkyn-rɛn)

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tama

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

tama, m.n: tameness. (TAH-ma / ˈta-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of a man training a dog with a stick.
Romance of Alexander; Belgium (Tournai), 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264, f. 108r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc, n.n: meat of a mature or full-grown bullock, glossing Latin succidia (joint of pork, flitch of bacon). (EH-ald-hrue-ther-FLASH / ˈɛald-hryː-θɛr-ˌflæːʃ)

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pull-spere

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

pull-spere, n.n: a ‘pool-spear’, reed (such as grows by pools). (PULL-SPEH-ruh / ˈpʌl-ˌspɛ-rə)

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emn-scēolere

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

emn-scēolere, m.n: a fellow scholar. (EH-mun-SHAY-oll-leh-ruh / ˈɛ-mən-ˌʃeːɔ-lɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of two apes looking at an open book; an elderly man and a human-sized cat walk towards them carrying their own open books.
Romance of Alexander; Belgium (Tournai), 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264, f. 96r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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mīn

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

mīn, pronoun: of me, mine. (MEEN / ˈmiːn)

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min

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

min, adj: small; mean, vile. (MIN / ˈmɪn)

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