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cipe

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

cipe, f.n: an onion. (CHIH-puh / ˈtʃɪ-pə)

onion
British Library. The illustration at the bottom of the page is labelled cepe domestica (onion). Note the similarity of Old English cipe to Latin cepa. British Library, Egerton 747, f. 29. Italian, between c. 1280 and c. 1310. Tractatus de herbis.
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wanspēdigness

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

wanspēdigness, f.n: indigence, poverty. (WAHN-SPAY-dee-ness / ˈwan-ˌspeː-dɪj-nɛs)

beggar
Avis aus roys. France (probably Paris), 1347-1350. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.456, fol. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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smæl-þearmas

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

smæl-þearmas, m.n: the small guts, intestines. (SMAEL-THEH-ar-mas / ˈsmæl-ˌθɛaɹ-mas)

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heoru-cumbul

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

heoru-cumbul, n.n: a warlike ensign, battle standard. (HEH-or-uh-KUM-bull / ˈhɛɔ-ɹʌ-ˌkʌm-bʌl)

Bayeux Tapestry.
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bladesian

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

bladesian, wk.v: to blaze, flame, be hot; to emit an odour. (BLAH-duh-zi-ahn / ˈbla-də-zɪ-an)

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wǣpen-þracu

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

wǣpen-þracu, f.n: force of arms; lit. ‘weapon-force’ or ‘weapon-violence’. (WAE-pen-THRA-kuh / ˈwæː-pɛn-ˌθɹa-kʌ)

Normans_Bayeux
Bayeux Tapestry on Wikipedia.
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lungen

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

lungen, f/n.n: a lung. (LUNG-gehn / ˈlʌŋ-gɛn)

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bēo-gang

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēo-gang, m.n: a swarm of bees. (BAY-oh-GAHNG / ˈbeːɔ-ˌgaŋ)

bees
British Library medieval manuscripts blog: Detail of a miniature of bees collecting nectar and returning to their hive, from a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v.
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fyrd-hwæt

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

fyrd-hwæt, adj: bold in warfare, warlike, brave. (FURD-HWAET / ˈfɝɹd-ˌhwæt)

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dēaþ-wērig

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-wērig, adj: ‘death-weary’, dead. (DAY-ath-WAY-ree / ˈdeːaθ-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

dying
Pulling the soul out. Matfre Ermengau, Breviari d’amor, Occitania 14th century. BnF, Français 857, fol. 197v.
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