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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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hærfest

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

hærfest, m.n: autumn, harvest. (HAER-vest / ˈhær-vɛst)

Illustration from a south German mahzor (festival prayerbook), c. 1320. Image from Jewish Heritage Online Magazine.
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leoþu-cræftig

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

leoþu-cræftig, adj: skilful with the limbs. (LEH-oh-thuh-KRAFF-tee / ˈlɛɔ-θʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

A man on stilts playing a pipe with an animal-head in a genealogical chronicle of English kings. England, last quarter of the 13th century. British Library, Royal 14 B V, Membrane 1.
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swecc

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

swecc, m.n: a taste, flavour; an odour, a scent, smell. (SWETCH / ˈswɛtʃ)

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ge-welgian

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-welgian, wk.v: to enrich, make wealthy, endow. (yeh-WELL-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈwɛl-jɪ-an)

avarice
A personification of Avarice in the Penitential Psalms, from the Dunois Hours. France (Paris), c. 1339–c. 1450. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 3, fol. 174r.
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mann-þwǣre

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

mann-þwǣre, adj: gentle, mild, meek, not harsh, courteous. (MAHN-THWAE-ruh / ˈman-ˌθwæː-rə)

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wēod-mōnaþ

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

wēod-mōnaþ, m.n: August (weed-month). (WAY-odd-MO-nath / ˈweːɔd-ˌmoː-naθ)

august
A calendar page for August in the Isabella Breviary. British Library, Additional 18851, fol. 5. See British Library post here.
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hlāf-mæsse

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

hlāf-mæsse, f.n: ‘bread-mass’ or Lammas Day (August 1). (HLAWF-MASS-uh / ˈhlaːf-ˌmæs-sə)

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ūrig-lāst

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

ūrig-lāst, adj: making a dewy track, walking the wet earth. (OO-ree-LAHST / ˈuː-rɪj-ˌlaːst)

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wīs-fæst

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

wīs-fæst, adj: wise, discreet, judicious; having knowledge or skill, learned. (WEES-fast / ˈwiːs-fæst)

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heaðu-rōf

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

heaðu-rōf, adj: famed for excellence in battle. (HEH-ah-thuh-ROAF / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌroːf)

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