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mēce

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

mēce, m.n: sword. (MAY-chuh / ˈmeː-tʃə)

Iron sword hilt with a few inches of rusted blade still attached; the hilt is decorated with interlaced engravings of creatures and plants.
Abingdon Sword; England, c. 875; Ashmolean Museum. [wikipedia.org]
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lǣne

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

lǣne, adj: loaned, not permanent, transitory, temporary. (LAN-uh / ˈlæː-nə)

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gāte meoluc

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

gāte meoluc, n: goat’s milk. (GAH-tuh-MEH-o-luck / ˈgaː-tə ˈmɛɔ-lʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue goat nibbling on the leaf border of the page.
Luttrell Psalter; England, c. 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 76r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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feld

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

feld, m.n: field, pasture. (FELD / ˈfɛld)

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flēogende

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

flēogende, str.v: flying. (FLAY-oh-yen-duh / ˈfleːɔ-jɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of two eagles soaring above a body of water, one holding a fish in its talons.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 61v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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hlīs-ful

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlīs-ful, adj: famous, of good repute, renown. (HLEES-full / ˈhliːs-fʌl)

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gēocend

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

gēocend, m.n: a preserver, saviour. (YAY-ock-end / ˈjeːɔ-kɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ stabbing a devil with his cross staff and grasping the hand of a naked man, who grasps the hand of the naked woman behind him, and so on, leading a whole line of people out of hell which is represented by a beast’s mouth.
Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 110r. [picryl.com]
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gēoc

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

gēoc, f.n: safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation. (YAY-ock / ˈjeːɔk)

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geoc

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

geoc, n.n: a yoke; a yoke of oxen. (YEH-ock / ˈjɛɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of two pairs of oxen in yokes.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 170r. [bl.uk]

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wīdgilness

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

wīdgilness, f.n: vastness, spaciousness, vast expanse. (WEED-yill-ness / ˈwiːd-jɪl-nɛs)

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