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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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līg-draca

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

līg-draca, m.n: ‘flame-dragon’, fire-breathing dragon. (LEE-DRAH-ka / ˈliːj-ˌdra-ka)

Dragon in Peraldus’s Theological Miscellany. England, 3rd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, MS Harley 3244, f. 59r. [bl.uk]
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ferd-faru

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

ferd-faru, f.n: a military expedition. (FERD-FA-ruh / ˈfɛrd-ˌfa-rʌ)

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hrēð-sigor

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

hrēð-sigor, m.n: glorious victory. (HRAITH-SIH-gor / ˈhreːθ-ˌsɪ-gɔr)

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end-wærc

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

end-wærc, n.n: a pain in the buttocks. (END-WAERK / ˈɛnd-ˌwærk)

Book of prayers to the Virgin (between 1369 and 1408). Paris, Bibliothèque Mazarine, MS 520. [gotmedieval.com]
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leahter-lēas

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

leahter-lēas, adj: faultless, free from defect, free from sin, innocent. (LEH-ah-ter-LAY-ahs / ˈlɛax-tɛr-ˌleːas)

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gafol-frēo

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

gafol-frēo, adj: free from tax or tribute. (GA-voll-FRAY-oh / ˈga-vɔl-ˌfreːɔ)

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hopa

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

hopa, m.n: hope. (HOP-ah / ˈhɔ-pa)

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hara

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

hara, m.n: a hare. (HA-ra / ˈha-ra)

Happy Easter!

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Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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ge-swutelung

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

ge-swutelung, f.n: a clarification, a manifestation, a declaration. (yeh-SWUH-teh-lung / jɛ-ˈswʌ-tɛ-lʌŋ)

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hēaf-sang

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

hēaf-sang, m.n: an elegy; a dirge or lament. (HAY-ahf-SAHNG / ˈheːaf-ˌsaŋ)

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