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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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gristbitung

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

gristbitung, f.n: a gnashing of the teeth. (GRIST-BIT-ung / ˈgɹɪst-ˌbɪ-tʌŋ)

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ārfæstlic

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

ārfæstlic, adj: pious. (AHR-FAST-litch / ˈaːɹ-ˌfæst-lɪtʃ)

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frymþ

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

frymþ, f.n: a beginning, foundation, origin, first-fruits. (FRUMTH / ˈfɹɝmθ)

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ēadignes

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēadignes, f.n: happiness. (AY-ah-dih-ness / ˈeːa-dɪj-nɛs)

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unāwendedlīc

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

unāwendedlīc, adj: unchangeable, fixed, invariable. (un-AH-wen-ded-LEECH / ʌn-ˈa-wɛn-dɛd-liːtʃ)

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cēp

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

cēp, m.n: a sale, bargain, business. (CAPE / ˈkeːp)

Tacuinum Sanitatis (ÖNB Codex Vindobonensis, series nova 2644), c. 1370-1400.
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þunor

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

þunor, m.n: thunder. (THUH-nor / ˈθʌ-nɔɹ)

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lēgetu

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

lēgetu, f.n: lightning. (LAY-yeh-tuh / ˈleː-jɛ-tʌ)

lēgetu
Medieval manuscript illumination of lightning and a cloudburst over the sea. From Albertus Magnus’s De Natura Rerum.
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hræding

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

hræding, f.n: hurry, haste. (HRAD-ing / ˈhɹæ-dɪŋ)

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gomenwāðu

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

gomenwāðu, f.n: a joyous path. (GOM-en-WA-thuh / ˈgɔ-mɛn-ˌwaː-θʌ)

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