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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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ā-styrian

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

ā-styrian, wk.v: to move (a thing from its place); to stir up; to cause strife or passion. (ah-STUH-rih-ahn / aː-ˈstɝ-ɹɪ-an)

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ofer-ceald

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

ofer-ceald, adj: overly cold. (OV-er-CHEH-ald / ˈɔ-vɛɹ-ˌtʃɛald)

cold
Snowball fight, attributed to Tacuinum Sanitatis, c. 1390-1400.
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brōðor

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

brōðor, m.n: brother. (BRO-thor / ˈbɹoː-θɔɹ)

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sweostor

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

sweostor, f.n: sister. (SWEH-ost-or / ˈswɛɔ-stɔɹ)

Isidore of Seville giving a book to his sister Florentine. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. 7138 lat. 13396, f. 1v.
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tō-hyht

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

tō-hyht, m.n: hope, confidence, trust, glad expectation. (TOH-HUH’HT / ˈtoː-ˌhɝht)

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mōr-stapa

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

mōr-stapa, m.n: moor-stepper, traverser of the moors. (MOR-STAH-pa / ˈmoːɹ-ˌsta-pa)

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ceafer

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceafer, m.n: a beetle. (CHEH-ah-ver / ˈtʃɛa-vɛɹ)

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pæll

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

pæll, m.n: a pall, covering, cloak, costly robe; purple, a purple garment. (PAEL / ˈpæl)

Thomas Becket – please comment if you know the source
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mapul-trēow

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

mapul-trēow, m.n: a maple tree. (MAH-pull-TRAY-oh / ˈma-pʌl-ˌtɹeːɔw)

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from-faru

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

from-faru, f.n: an excess. (FROM-VA-ruh / ˈfɹɔm-ˌva-ɹʌ)

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