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tīdre

Posted on November 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

tīdre, adj: fragile, weak, easily broken. (TEE-druh / ˈtiː-drə)

Medieval manuscript image of a ten-legged spider hanging by a thread below a web.
Rothschild Canticles; Flander of the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, 130r. [bestiary.ca]
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būtā

Posted on November 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

būtā, pronoun: both. (BOO-tah / ˈbuː-taː)

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sēarian

Posted on November 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

sēarian, wk.v: to wither. (SAY-ah-ri-ahn / ˈseːa-rɪ-an)

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ān

Posted on November 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

ān, adj/noun/numeral: one. (AHN / ˈaːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a bull with one eye in the centre of its forehead.
Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum; France, c. 1290; Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, f. 82r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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gryre-brōga

Posted on October 31, 2026 by Hana Videen

gryre-brōga, m.n: terror, horror. (GRUE-ruh-BRO-ga / ˈgry-rə-ˌbroː-ga)

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swāt-swaþu

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

swāt-swaþu, f.n: a bloody track. (SWAHT-SWA-thuh / ˈswaːt-ˌswa-θʌ)

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helle-mūþ

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

helle-mūþ, n: hell-mouth, the entrance to hell. (HELL-uh-MOOTH / ˈhɛl-lə-ˌmuːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hairy beast’s toothy mouth open, containing four people, one of whom is being pulled out.
Harrowing of Hell in a Latin Psalter; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-604 réserve, f. 40v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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dēaþ-wang

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-wang, m.n: death-plain. (DAY-ath-WAHNG / ˈdeːaθ-ˌwaŋ)

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of-þīstrian

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Hana Videen

of-þīstrian, wk.v: to darken, obscure. (ov-THEE-stri-ahn / ɔv-ˈθiː-strɪ-an)

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sīþe

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Hana Videen

sīþe, m.n: a scythe, implement for mowing. (SEE-thuh / ˈsiː-θə)

Medieval manuscript image of a crowned, haloed woman looking down at a man in pilgrim’s garb lying dead on a bed; a black-cloaked figure bearing a scythe in one hand and a ring in the other sits on the end of the bed.
Le Pèlerinage de la vie humaine (Pilgrimage of the human life); France, 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 300, f. 121v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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