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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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aweg-gewitenes

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

aweg-gewitenes, f.n: a going away, departure. (ah-WEY-yeh-WIH-tuh-nuss / a-ˈwɛj-jɛ-ˌwɪ-tə-nəs)

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wāg-hrægel

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

wāg-hrægel, n.n: a wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple). (WAGH-HRAE-yull / ˈwaːx-ˌhræ-jəl)

curtain
Book of Hours. France, 15th century. [library.lehigh.edu]

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ge-wrixl

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-wrixl, n.n: a change, interchange, vicissitude, turn, course. (yeh-WRICK-sull / jɛ-ˈwɹɪk-səl)

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glēawlīce

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

glēawlīce, adv: prudently, wisely, clearly, well. (GLAY-aw-lee-chuh / ˈgleːaw-liː-tʃə)

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sǣ-bāt

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-bāt, f.n: sea boat. (SAE-BAHT / ˈsæː-ˌbaːt)

Source unknown – please comment below if you can identify.
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toren-īge

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

toren-īge, adj: bleary-eyed. (TOR-en-EE-yuh / ˈtɔ-ɹɛn-ˌiː-jə)

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hēafod-hebba

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-hebba, m.n: an author, originator; a beginning. (HAY-ah-vod-HEB-ba / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌhɛb-ba)

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ȳþ-gewinn

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

ȳþ-gewinn, n.n: the wave-strife, the billows. (UTH-yeh-WIN / ˈɝːθ-jɛ-ˌwɪn)

Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, France ca. 1290. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 117r. From discarding images. Monkfish…?
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here-paþ

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

here-paþ, m.n: war-path, road for an army, military road, road large enough to march soldiers upon (appears in charters). (HEH-ruh-PAHTH / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌpaθ)

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sund-helm

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

sund-helm, m.n: a water-covering, the sea which covers. (SUND-HELM / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛlm)

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