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dōm-ēadig

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Hana Videen

dōm-ēadig, adj: blessed with power. (DOME-EH-ah-dih / ˈdoːm-ˌeːa-dɪj)

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cnucian

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Hana Videen

cnucian, wk.v: to knock, beat, pound. (K’NUCK-i-ahn / ˈknʌ-kɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a man pounding on a gold bar with a hammer; he is surrounded by heaps of gold coins, including some in an open chest and sack.
Register of creditors of a Bolognese lending society; Italy (Bologna), c. 1394-1395; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1056, f. 1v. [themorgan.org]
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cēp-sceamol

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Hana Videen

cēp-sceamol, m.n: a toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury. (CAPE-SHEH-ah-moll / ˈkeːp-ˌʃɛa-mɔl)

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þrægan

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Hana Videen

þrægan, wk.v: to run, proceed in a course. (THRAG-on / ˈθræ-gan)

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eft-ongēn-bīgan

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Hana Videen

eft-ongēn-bīgan, wk.v: to untwist again, to unwreathe. (EFT-on-yain-BEE-gahn / ˈɛft-ɔn-jeːn-ˌbiː-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of a green snake coiling its way up a margin beside and through an initial decorated with curving lines and dots.
Livre des propriétés des choses; France (Toulouse), c. 1350; Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1029, f. 236v. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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lāðian

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Hana Videen

lāðian, wk.v: to be hateful or loathed. (LAA-thi-ahn / ˈlaː-θɪ-an)

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laðian

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

laðian, wk.v: to invite, call, call upon. (LA-thi-ahn / ˈla-θɪ-an)

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gītsung

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

gītsung, f.n: greed, covetousness. (YEET-zung / ˈjiːt-zʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting between two strongboxes containing coins and gold vessels, from which she takes bags in each of her hands.
Guillaume de Lorris & Jean de Meun’s Le roman de la rose; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 2v. [themorgan.org]
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ge-sīcan

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-sīcan, wk.v: to wean. (yeh-SEE-kahn / jɛ-ˈsiː-kan)

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andettere

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

andettere, m.n: a confessor. (AN-det-teh-ruh / ˈan-dɛt-tɛ-rə)

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