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sīþ

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

sīþ, m/n.n: journey, voyage. (SEETH / ˈsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three men on a double-masted ship, sailing above a large fish with an open mouth and five dorsal fins.
Bestiaire d’Amour; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 18r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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hlīsa

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hlīsa, m.n: fame, reputation. (H’LEE-za / ˈhliː-za)

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wordlian

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

wordlian, wk.v: to talk, discourse. (WORD-li-ahn / ˈwɔrd-lɪ-an)

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swān-gerēfa

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

swān-gerēfa, m.n: an officer whose manages forests for the pasturing of swine and the use of wood. (SWAHN-yeh-RAY-vah / ˈswaːn-jɛ-ˌreː-va)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man striking a tree to make the nuts fall to the ground where three pigs are eating them.
Breviary; France (Metz), 1302/1303; British Library, Yates Thompson 8, f. 6r. [mdpi.com]
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soppe

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

soppe, n: a sop (a piece of bread dipped or steeped in water, wine, etc., before being eaten or cooked). (SOP-puh / ˈsɔp-pə)

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Weogorna-ceaster

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

Weogorna-ceaster, n: Worcester. (WEH-aw-gor-na-CHEH-ah-ster / ˈwɛɔ-gɔr-na-ˌtʃɛa-stɛr)

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hīg-sīþe

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

hīg-sīþe, m.n: a hay-scythe. (HEE-SEE-thuh / ˈhiː-ˌsiː-θə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man wearing a hat mowing grass with a scythe.
July calendar page; Belgium (Liège), c. 1250; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.908.3, f. 1v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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gemet-fæst

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

gemet-fæst, adj: moderate, modest. (yeh-MET-fast / jɛ-ˈmɛt-fæst)

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frāsung

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

frāsung, f.n: an asking, inquiring, tempting, temptation. (FRAH-zung / ˈfra-zʌŋ)

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drenc-horn

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

drenc-horn, m.n: drinking-horn. (DRENK-HORN / ˈdrɛnk-ˌhɔrn)

A large plaster drinking horn with silver-gilt and niello mounts that consist of bird head terminal with ribbing and a rim band with human and rosette motifs; triangular mounts run along the lower edge of the rim band.
Reconstruction of a drinking horn with the original mounts; England (found at Taplow), 6th-7th centuries; British Museum 1883,1214.20. [britishmuseum.org]

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