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Monthly Archives: July 2016

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sundor-gecynd

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-gecynd, n.n: peculiar or unique nature. (SUN-dor-yeh-KUEND / ˈsʌn-dɔr-jɛ-ˌkynd)

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dryht

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

dryht, f.n: a people, multitude, army; (in plural) men. (DRUE’HT / ˈdryxt)

The armies of David and Absalom meet in a fierce battle. The Morgan Picture Bible. France (northern), c. 1250. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig I 6.
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lēof-tǣle

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēof-tǣle, adj: loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious. (LAY-ov-TAEL-uh / ˈleːɔv-ˌtæː-lə)

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Hātabaðan

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

Hātabaðan, n: Bath (place name). (HA-ta-BA-thahn / ˈhaː-ta-ˌba-θan)

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lēaf-scead

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēaf-scead, n.n: ‘leaf-shade’, place shaded by leaves or foliage. (LAY-ov-SHEH-odd / ˈleːav-ˌʃɛad)

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fyrn-geflita

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

 fyrn-geflita, m.n: ancient enemy, long-standing foe. (FUERN-yeh-VLIT-ah / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌvlɪ-ta)

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swēt-swēge

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

swēt-swēge, adj: of sweet sound, harmonious, melodious. (SWAIT-SWAY-yuh / ˈsweːt-ˌsweː-jə)

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ōþ-hilde

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

ōþ-hilde, adj: content. (OATH-hill-duh / ˈoːθ-hɪl-də)

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panþer

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

panþer, m.n: panther. (PAHN-ther / ˈpan-θɛr)

Learn about how the panþer was imagined in the Middle Ages (and see a modern artist’s rendition of him) at Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary.

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bi-hlyhhan

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

bi-hlyhhan, str.v: to laugh at, deride. (bih-HLUE’H-hahn / bɪ-ˈhlyx-han)

Mocking the drunkenness of Noah (c. 1463). Weltchronik, ÖNB 2823, fol. 21r.
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