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Monthly Archives: January 2015

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wār

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

wār, n.n: seaweed; sand, strand. (WAHR / ˈwaːɹ)

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ofer-ȳð

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ofer-ȳð, f.n: an excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea. (OV-er-UTH / ˈɔ-vɛɹ-ˌɝːθ)

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hand-seax

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

hand-seax, n.n: a short sword, dagger. (HAHND-SEH-ahks / ˈhand-ˌsɛaks)

seax
From the British Museum: The seax of Beagnoth. England, 9th-10th century. Found in the River Thames near Battersea.

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fen

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

fen, n.n: a fen, marsh, mud, dirt. (FEN / ˈfɛn)

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byrgen

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

byrgen, f.n: a burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb. (BUR-yen / ˈbɝɹ-jɛn)

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calic

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

calic, m.n: a cup, chalice, goblet. (KAH-litch / ˈka-lɪtʃ)

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þrym-wealdend

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

þrym-wealdend, adj: glory-ruling, ruling heaven. (THRUEM-WEH-all-dend / ˈθrym-ˌwɛal-dɛnd)

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wæter-egesa

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

wæter-egesa, m.n: water-terror. (WAT-er-EH-yeh-za / ˈwæ-tɛɹ-ˌɛ-jɛ-za)

siren
Siren in Philippe de Thaon’s Bestiaire. England, c. 1300. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 3466 8º, f. 37r. [bestiary.ca]
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hūs-bōnda

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

hūs-bōnda, m.n: master of a house. (HOOZ-BOAN-dah / ˈhuːz-ˌboːn-da)

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hūs-brycel

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

hūs-brycel, adj: pertaining to or involving burglary; burglarious.

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