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Monthly Archives: February 2017

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snāw-hwīt

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

snāw-hwīt, adj: snow-white. (SNAW-HWEET / ˈsnaːw-ˌhwiːt)

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frēorig

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

frēorig, adj: freezing, chilled, frigid, frozen; chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad. (FRAY-oh-rih / ˈfreːɔ-rɪj)

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hīrsum-ness

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Hana Videen

hīrsum-ness, n: obedience; readiness to obey or serve, humility; service, appointed work. (HEER-zum-ness / ˈhiːr-zʌm-nɛs)

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swīn-hirde

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

swīn-hirde, m.n: a swine-herd. (SWEEN-HIR-duh / ˈswiːn-ˌhɪɹ-də)

Men beating down acorns to feed their pigs in the Queen Mary Psalter (1310-1320). British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, fol. 81v. [bl.uk]
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ǣ-lādtēow

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣ-lādtēow, n: a legislator. (AE-LAHD-tay-oh / ˈæː-ˌlaːd-teːɔw)

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eall-īsig

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

eall-īsig, adj: all-icy. (EH-all-EE-zih / ˈɛal-ˌiː-zɪj)

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winter-burna

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-burna, m.n: a stream that is full in winter (?), a torrent. (WIN-ter-BUR-na / ˈwɪn-tɛr-ˌbʌr-na)

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un-wæstm

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

un-wæstm, m.n: an evil growth, a bad plant, weed; bad growth, failure of crops. (UN-WAE-stum / ˈʌn-ˌwæ-stəm)

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witlēas-ness

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

witlēas-ness, f.n: witlessness, stupidity, dullness. (WIT-LAY-ahs-ness / ˈwɪt-ˌleːas-nɛs)

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cræt-wīsa

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

cræt-wīsa, m.n: a charioteer. (KRAET-WEE-za / ˈkræt-ˌwiː-za)

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A four-horse chariot (tethrippon) in the Theodore Psalter. Constantinople, 1066. British Library, Add MS 19352, fol. 85r. [bl.uk]
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