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āttor-sceaða

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

āttor-sceaða, m.n: a poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent. (AH-tor-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈaːt-tɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Harley 4751 f.61 (min)
An asp refuses to listen to a snake charmer’s incantations, pressing one ear against the ground and stopping up the other with the tip of its tail. Bestiary. England, 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 4751, fol. 61r.
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nēotan

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

nēotan, str.v: to enjoy, have the benefit of, make use of. (NAY-oh-tahn / ˈneːɔ-tan)

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pan-mete

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

pan-mete, m.n: cooked food. (PAHN-MEH-tuh / ˈpan-ˌmɛ-tə)

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St Joseph cooking a meal for Mary in The Holy Family. France, c. 1440-1450. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig IX 6, f. 181. [blogs.getty.edu]
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wudu-ælfen

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

wudu-ælfen, f.n: wood elf, wood nymph. (WUH-duh-AL-ven / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌæl-vɛn)

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dȳrling

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

dȳrling, m.n: a darling. (DUER-ling / ˈdyːr-lɪŋ)

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tunece

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

tunece, f.n: tunic, coat. (TUN-eh-chuh / ˈtʌ-nɛ-tʃə)

tunic
Eros, God of Love, shoots an arrow into the eye of the Lover, who wears a tunic with belted purse. Roman de la Rose. France (Paris), between 1340 and 1350. Morgan Library, MS M.48, fol. 14r.
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ēstig

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēstig, adj: kind, gracious, bounteous. (AY-stih / ˈeː-stɪj)

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dæges ēage

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæges ēage, n.n: daisy (day’s eye). (DAIE-yes-AY-ah-yuh / ˈdæ-jɛs-ˌeːa-jə)

An allegorical painting of a man putting his heart into a daisy from Petit Livre d’Amour, by Pierre Sala. France, c. 1500. British Library, Stowe MS 955, fol. 6r.
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stēnan

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

stēnan, wk.v: to groan; possibly, to cause to sound. (STAY-nahn / ˈsteː-nan)

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wrǣt-līc

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

wrǣt-līc, adj: wondrous, curious; of wondrous excellence, beautiful, noble. (WRAET-leech / ˈwɹæːt-liːtʃ)

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