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hors-camb

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

hors-camb, m.n: horse-comb, instrument for combing the hair of horses, curry-comb. (HORS-KAHMB / ˈhɔrs-ˌkamb)

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ancor-setl

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

ancor-setl, n.n: prow. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˈsɛ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat with a man with giant hands raised in at the capstan and a beast head at the bow; a fish swims in the water below.
Dialogi; Flanders (Liège), 12th century; Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, Ms 9916-17, f. 61r. [belgica.kbr.be]
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giccig

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

giccig, adj: (of skin diseases) itchy, irritating. (YIH-chih / ˈjɪ-tʃɪj)

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cyric-belle

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyric-belle, f.n: church-bell, i.e., hand-bell used in church. (CHUE-rich-BELL-luh / ˈtʃy-rɪtʃ-ˌbɛl-lə)

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camp-dōm

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

camp-dōm, m.n: warfare. (KAHMP-dome / ˈkamp-doːm)

Unfinished line drawing in a medieval manuscript depicting a battle with soldiers, some dead, others alive and fighting, bearing swords, spears and shields.
Roda Bible; Spain (Catalonia), 11th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 6 (2), f. 21r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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eald-hād

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

eald-hād, m.n: old age. (EH-ald-hawd / ˈɛald-haːd)

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sweorfan

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

sweorfan, str.v: to rub, scour, file. (SWEH-or-vahn / ˈswɛɔr-van)

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un-rōtness

Posted on September 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-rōtness, f.n: sorrow. (UN-ROAT-ness / ˈʌn-ˌroːt-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, grey-haired man, eyes closed with a somber expression as he holds a cloth to his face, perhaps weeping.
The apostle Peter in a lectionary; Turkey (Istanbul), mid 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.692, f. 183r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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stæg

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

stæg, n.n: a stay, a rope supporting a mast. (STAEY / ˈstæj)

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web-wyrhta

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

web-wyrhta, m.n: ‘cloth-worker’, a fuller, a worker who cleanses wool through the process of fulling. (WEB-WUER’H-ta / ˈwɛb-ˌwyrx-ta)

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