wyrt-geard, m.n: kitchen garden. (WUERT-YEH-ard / ˈwyrt-ˌjɛard)
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mēdren
mēdren, adj: maternal, (of lineage) on the mother’s side. (MAY-dren)
Book of Hours. France (Angers or Nantes), c. 1440. New York, Morgan Library, MS. M.63, f. 65r. [ica.themorgan.org]
steding-līne
steding-līne, f.n: a rope that supports a mast, a stay. (STEH-ding-LEE-neh)
met-cund
met-cund, adj: metrical. (MET-KUND)
cū-cealf
cū-cealf, n.n: a cow’s calf. (KOO-CHEH-alf / ˈkuː-ˌtʃɛalf)
wind-sele
wind-sele, m.n: a windy hall. (WIND-sell-eh)
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un-gedēfe
un-gedēfe, adj: troublesome, disagreeable. (un-yeh-DAY-veh)
þancol
þancol, adj: addicted to thought, acute. (THAN-kol)
fīfalde
fīfalde, f.n: another word for butterfly. (FEE-vald-eh)
See also buter-flēge.
Romance of Alexander in French verse, from the workshop of Jehan de Grise. Flemish (Bruges?), 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 67r. [image.ox.ac.uk]
buter-flēge
buter-flēge, f.n: a butterfly. (BUH-ter-FLAY-yeh)
Butterfly in a Book of Hours. France (Provence), c. 1440-1450. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.358, f. 111r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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