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bēcnan

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēcnan, wk.v: to indicate, denote, signify. (BAKE-nahn)

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gōs

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

gōs, f.n: a goose. (GOHS / ˈgoːs)

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Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 76r. [bestiary.ca]
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gāst-cyning

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

gāst-cyning, m.n: spirit-king, God. (GAHST-KUE-ning / ˈgaːst-ˌky-niŋ)

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wyrm-hord

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrm-hord, n.n: a treasure held by a serpent, dragon’s hoard. (WURM-hord)

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The Gorleston Psalter. England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 5v. [bl.uk]

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geard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

geard, m.n: enclosure, yard, garden, court, dwelling, region; fence, hedge. (YEH-ard / ˈjɛard)

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gliew-mēden

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

gliew-mēden, n.n: a glee-maiden, female musician. (GLIH-ew-MAY-den)

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Woman playing a harp in the Codex Manesse. Zurich, c. 1300-c. 1340. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 412r. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]

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hlūd-swēge

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd-swēge, adv: with a loud voice. (HLOOD-SWAY-yeh)

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flōd-wudu

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

flōd-wudu, m.n: ship (water-wood). (FLOAD-WUH-duh / ˈfloːd-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

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Louis IX sailing off on his second crusade, from the Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. France (Paris), after 1332 and before 1350. British Library, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ǣfen-lēoht

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-lēoht, n.n: evening light. (AV-en-LAY-oht)

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wynn

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

wynn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; name of the W-rune ᚹ. (WUEN / ˈwyn)

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