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Monthly Archives: July 2016

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ūrig-lāst

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

ūrig-lāst, adj: making a dewy track, walking the wet earth. (OO-ree-LAHST / ˈuː-rɪj-ˌlaːst)

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wīs-fæst

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

wīs-fæst, adj: wise, discreet, judicious; having knowledge or skill, learned. (WEES-fast / ˈwiːs-fæst)

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heaðu-rōf

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

heaðu-rōf, adj: famed for excellence in battle. (HEH-ah-thuh-ROAF / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌroːf)

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holt-wudu

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

holt-wudu, m.n: a wood, forest. (HOLT-WUH-duh / ˈhɔlt-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

The Forest, from the Carmina Burana (c. 1230).
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duguþ

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

duguþ, f/m.n: virtue, excellence; power, strength; a strong body of people; a benefit. (DUH-guth / ˈdʌ-gʌθ)

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dæg-candel

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæg-candel, f.n: ‘day-candle’, the sun. (DAIE-KAHN-dell / ˈdæj-ˌkan-dɛl)

The Creation of the Sun and the Moon (detail), Master of Jean de Mandeville, in Historical Bible (Bible historiale; original sources in Latin). Paris, c. 1360–70. The J. Paul Getty Museum. MS. 1, vol. 1, fol. 5.
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ān-stapa

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

ān-stapa, m.n: lone wanderer (one-stepper). (AHN-STAH-pa / ˈaːn-ˌsta-pa)

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stēam

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

stēam, m.n: steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits hot vapour, blood. (STAY-ahm / ˈsteːam)

The Alphonso Psalter, c. 1284-1316. British Library, Add MS 24686, fol. 14v.
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ge-hefigian

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-hefigian, wk.v: to make heavy/sad, load, burden, weigh down, increase the weight of, aggravate. (yeh-HEH-vih-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈhɛ-vɪ-jɪ-an)

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er-bleadd

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

er-bleadd, n.n: a stalk, stem, blade, straw. (ER-bleh-ahd / ˈɛr-blɛad)

Lynx in grass inscribed “lapis lincis”. Compendium Salernitanum. Italy (Venice?), 1350-1375. The J. Paul Getty Museum, M.873, fol. 60r.
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