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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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mēse

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

mēse, f.n: a table. (MAY-zuh / ˈmeː-zə)

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wītnungstōw

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

wītnungstōw, f.n: a place of punishment. (WEET-nung-STOH / ˈwiːt-nʌŋ-ˌstoː)

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gemetfæstnys

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

gemetfæstnys, f.n: moderation, modesty. (yeh-MET-FAST-ness / jɛ-ˈmɛt-ˌfæst-nɛs)

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wicca

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

wicca, m.n: a wizard, soothsayer, sorcerer, magician. (WITCH-ah / ˈwɪ-tʃa)

Wace, Roman de Brut. England, 2nd quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3028, f. 24r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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lagu-fæðm

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

lagu-fæðm, m.n: sea’s embrace, water’s embrace. (LA-guh-FATH-um / ˈla-gʌ-ˌfæ-θəm)

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mere-wērig

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

mere-wērig, adj: weary of journeying on the sea. (MEH-ruh-WAY-rih / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

sea rabbit
Sea rabbit. Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, France ca. 1290. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 127v.
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sund-wudu

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

sund-wudu, m.n: a ship (‘sea-wood’). (SUND-WUH-duh / ˈsʌnd-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Alexander the Great being lowered into the water in a submarine. British Library, Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 20v.
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brim-wīsa

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

brim-wīsa, m.n: sea captain, sea leader, leader of sailors. (BRIM-WEE-za / ˈbɹɪm-ˌwiː-za)

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rēnig

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

rēnig, adj: rainy. (RAY-nih / ˈɹeː-nɪj)

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hōp-gehnāst

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

hōp-gehnāst, n.n: the dashing together of waves in a bay. (HOPE-yeh-H’NAST / ˈhoːp-jɛ-ˌhnaːst)

Miniature of St Cuthbert in a boat at sea, with two other men, from Chapter 11 of Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert, England (Durham), 4th quarter of the 12th century, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 26r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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