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cor-snǣd

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

cor-snǣd, f.n: trial morsel (‘decision-bite’); consecrated piece of bread or cheese to be swallowed in trial by ordeal. (KOR-SNAD / ˈkɔr-ˌsnæːd)

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panic

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

panic, n.n: a sort of millet. (PAH-nitch / ˈpa-nɪtʃ)

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fugel-timber

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

fugel-timber, n.n: bird material (which forms the fledgling), the young bird which develops. (FUH-yell-TIM-ber / ˈfʌ-jɛl-ˌtɪm-bɛr)

pelican
The pelican revives her young with blood from her own breast. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, fol. 32r. France, c. 1450. From The Medieval Bestiary.
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epegitsung

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

epegitsung, f.n: avarice, covetousness. (EH-peh-YIT-sung / ˈɛ-pɛ-ˌjɪt-sʌŋ)

avarice
British Library, Add MS 54180, fol. 136v. Laurent d’Orléans, La Somme le Roi (c. 1295). Avarice as a man in rags transferring his gold coins from a coffer to a safe with a devil in front of him.
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ūre-lendisc

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ūre-lendisc, adj: of our country. (OO-ruh-LEN-dish / ˈuː-rə-ˌlɛn-dɪʃ)

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mǣd-mōnaþ

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

mǣd-mōnaþ, m.n: July. (MAD-MO-nath / ˈmæːd-ˌmoː-naθ)

Detail of a man scything wheat and the zodiac sign Leo on a calendar page for July. From the Bedford Hours, France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. See British Library blog post.
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giūluling

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

giūluling, m.n: July. (YE-OO-luh-ling / ˈjɪuː-lʌ-lɪŋ)

julius
Detail of Julius Caesar on a calendar page for July. From the Bedford Hours, France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. See British Library blog post.
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æftera līða

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æftera līða, m.n: July (second līða). (AV-teh-rah LEE-tha / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈliː-θa)

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haswig-feðera

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

haswig-feðera, adj: having grey feathers, grey-feathered. (HAZ-wee-FEH-theh-ra / ˈhaz-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)

grey ibis
An ibis. Bestiary. England, 1236-c. 1250. British Library, Harley MS 3244, fol. 52v.
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ǣn-līc

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

ǣn-līc, adj: only, singular, incomparable, excellent, beautiful, elegant. (AEN-leech / ˈæːn-liːtʃ)

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