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bēacen

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

bēacen, n.n: sign, portent. (BAY-ah-kun / ˈbeːa-kən)

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hyl-song

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

hyl-song, f.n: timbrel (an instrument similar to a frame drum or tambourine). (HUEL-zong / ˈhyl-zʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a musician beating a timbrel and playing a recorder.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 164v. [bl.uk]
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pīpere

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpere, m.n: piper, player on the flute. (PEE-peh-ruh / ˈpiː-pɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with animal feet and a tall pointy hood playing a drone-less bagpipe that has a human face at the top of the chanter.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109v. [bl.uk]
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hlēapan

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlēapan, str.v: to leap, jump, dance, run. (H’LAY-ah-pahn / ˈhleːa-pan)

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frician

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

frician, wk.v: to dance. (FRIH-chi-ahn / ˈfrɪ-tʃɪ-an)

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Medieval manuscript image of a dancer in a long blue dress doing an impressive back bend.
Psalter; England (Oxford), 1200-1210; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 7r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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meolcian

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

meolcian, wk.v: to milk, take milk from an animal; to give milk, to suckle. (MEH-ol-chi-ahn / ˈmɛɔl-tʃɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a cow, with the rear half of the red-brown cow visible.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ge-swimman

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-swimman, str.v: to swim. (yeh-SWIM-mahn / jɛ-ˈswɪm-man)

Medieval manuscript image of two ducks swimming in water with a grassy shore in the background.
Bestiary; Iran (Maragheh), late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.500, f. 65v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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lecgan

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

lecgan, v: to lay, deposit, place; to lay (an egg). (LEDGE-on / ˈlɛdʒ-an)

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gold

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold, n.n: gold. (GOLD / ˈgɔld)

A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.
Saxon ring; England, c. 550; Dover Museum. [dovermuseum.co.uk]
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cīegan

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cīegan, v: to call, call upon, invoke. (CHEE-eh-gahn / ˈtʃiːɛ-gan)

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