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Monthly Archives: May 2015

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myrþrung

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

myrþrung, f.n: murder, homicide. (MURTH-rung / ˈmɝɹθ-ɹʌŋ)

murder
Walters Art Museum: The murder of Thomas Becket in the Carrow Psalter. English, ca. 1250.
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myndgian

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

myndgian, wk.v: to bear in mind, recollect; to bring to the mind of another, recall, remind. (MUND-yi-ahn / ˈmɝnd-jɪ-an)

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til-mōdig

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

til-mōdig, adj: noble-minded. (TILL-MO-dee / ˈtɪl-ˌmoː-dɪj)

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brim-lād

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

brim-lād, f.n: ocean (sea-path). (BRIM-LAWD / ˈbrɪm-ˌlaːd)

The beast of the sea encounters the dragon. From the Burckhardt-Wildt Apocalypse. France, ca. 1295. Detroit Institute of Arts, Acc. 1983.20A, verso.
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grorn-hof

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

grorn-hof, n.n: house of sadness. (GRORN-HOFF / ˈgrɔrn-ˌhɔf)

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for-habban

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

for-habban, wk.v: to hold in, restrain, abstain. (for-HA-bahn / fɔɹ-ˈha-ban)

In medicine ‘beon innan forhæfd’ means ‘to be restrained within’ (i.e., constipation).

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lām

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

lām, n.n: clay, mud, mire, earth, loam. (LAHM / ˈlaːm)

Miscellany. England (Canterbury), 11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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ge-līffæstan

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-līffæstan, wk.v: to make alive, quicken. (yeh-LEE-FAST-ahn / jɛ-ˈliːf-fæ-stan)

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mēd

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

mēd, f.n: meed, reward. (MAID / ˈmeːd)

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a-blend

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

a-blend, v/adj: blinded. (ah-BLEND / a-ˈblɛnd)

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