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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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werewulf

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

werewulf, m.n: a werewolf (‘man-wolf’). (WEH-ruh-WULF / ˈwɛ-ɹə-ˌwʌlf)

Topographica Hibernica. England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223. British Library, Royal MS 13 B. viii, f. 18r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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mūþettan

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

mūþettan, wk.v: to chatter, let out a secret. (MOO-thet-tahn / ˈmuː-θɛt-tan)

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gongel-wæfre

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

gongel-wæfre, f.n: spider (walker-weaver). (GONG-gell-WAV-ruh / ˈgɔŋ-gɛl-ˌwæv-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a six-legged spider.
Six-legged spider in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 130r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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ge-edcucian

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-edcucian, wk.v: to re-quicken, revive. (yeh-ED-KUTCH-ih-yahn / jɛ-ˈɛd-ˌkʌ-tʃɪ-an)

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wer-gild

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

wer-gild, n.n: man-price, recompense to which a victim’s family is entitled in case of wrongful death, set according to the victim’s status. (WEHR-YILD / ˈwɛr-ˌjɪld)

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fyrhto

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

fyrhto, f.n: fright, dread, terror, fear, trembling. (FUR-h’toh / ˈfɝɹh-tɔ)

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wīgbed

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

wīgbed, n.n: an altar. (WEE-BED / ˈwiːj-ˌbɛd)

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ēalā

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēalā, interjection: Oh! (AY-ah-la / ˈeːa-laː)

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undēaþlīc

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

undēaþlīc, adj: immortal. (un-DAY-ath-leech / ʌn-ˈdeːaθ-liː)

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dūru-weard

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūru-weard, m.n: a door-keeper. (DOO-ruh-WEH-ard / ˈduː-rʌ-ˌwɛard)

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