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Monthly Archives: May 2016

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and-wrāþ

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

and-wrāþ, adj: hostile, antagonistic (towards something). (AND-WRAWTH / ˈand-ˌwraːθ)

Taymouth Hours. England, c. 1325-1340. British Library, Yates Thompson MS. 13, fol. 140v.

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ge-scēadan

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-scēadan, str.v: to separate, distinguish, discern, decide. (yeh-SHAY-ah-dahn / jɛ-ˈʃeːa-dan)

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flæðe-camb

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

flæðe-camb, m.n: a weaver’s comb. (FLATH-uh-KAHMB / ˈflæ-θə-ˌkamb)

Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The famous women”. 15th century. Paris, Biblioteque Nationale, MS. Fr. 598, f. 70v.
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eard

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

eard, m.n: land, country, region, dwelling, home; earth or land; state, station, condition. (EH-ard / ˈɛaɹd)

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rysel

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysel, m.n: fat. (RUH-zull / ˈɹɝ-zəl)

Romance of Alexander. Bruges, 1338-1344. The Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS 264 fol. 170v.

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feor-lond

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

feor-lond, n.n: a far country, distant land. (FEH-or-LOND / ˈfɛɔɹ-ˌlɔnd)

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flān

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

flān, m/f.n: an arrow, a dart. (FLAHN / ˈflaːn)

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From the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog: Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a lady shooting an arrow at a rabbit, from the Taymouth Hours. England, S. E. (London?), 2nd quarter of the 14th century. London, British Library, MS Yates Thompson 13, f. 68v.
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ge-cynd

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-cynd, f/n.n: nature, kind, condition; gender. (yeh-KUEND / jɛ-ˈkynd)

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hyge-mēðe

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

hyge-mēðe, adj: wearying the heart or mind. (HUH-yuh-MAY-thuh / ˈhɝ-jə-ˌmeː-θə)

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gramatisc-cræft

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft)

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