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corn

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

corn, n.n: grain, cereal plants grown as crops; seed, berry or fruit of a plant. (KORN / ˈkɔrn)

Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 31v. [bestiary.ca]
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self-dēma

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

self-dēma, m.n: one who depends upon his own judgment; one who is independent. (SELF-DAY-ma / ˈsɛlf-ˌdeː-ma)

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līc-hama

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

līc-hama, m.n: body. (LEECH-HA-ma / ˈliːtʃ-ˌha-ma)

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goldwyrt

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

goldwyrt, f.n: goldwort, marigold. (GOLD-WURT / ˈgɔld-ˌwɝɹt)

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nīd-þearf

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

nīd-þearf, f.n: necessity, inevitableness; a necessary thing, what a person needs; need, distress, trouble. (NEED-THEH-arf / ˈniːd-ˌθɛaɹf)

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lifer

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

lifer, f.n: liver. (LIV-er / ˈlɪ-vɛr)

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gangpyt

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

gangpyt, m.n: a privy, latrine. (GAHNG-PUT / ˈgaŋ-ˌpɝt)

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mycg-nett

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

mycg-nett, n.n: a midge-net, mosquito-net. (MUDGE-NET / ˈmɝdʒ-ˌnɛt)

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ofer-gēotan

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

ofer-gēotan, str.v: to cover by pouring, to suffuse. (OH-ver-YAY-oh-tahn / ˈɔ-vɛɹ-ˌjeːɔ-tan)

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irmþ

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

irmþ, f.n: poverty, misery, wretchedness, distress, disorder. (IRMTH / ˈɪɹmθ)

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