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here-cirm

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

here-cirm, m.n: a war-shout, shout raised by a host. (HEH-reh-CHIRM / ˈhɛ-rɛ-ˌtʃɪrm)

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weorc-līc

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

weorc-līc, adj: working, busy. (WEH-ork-leech / ˈwɛɔrk-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a group of tonsured men, one of whom has a halo and an open book, sitting beside eleven ants that are carrying small objects (perhaps grain) across the ground.
Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), between 1350 and 1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.625, f. 30v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ambrōsie

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

ambrōsie, n: ambrosia (a plant). (AHM-bro-zi-uh / ˈam-broː-zɪ-ə)

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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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