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efete

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

efete, f.n: lizard, newt. (EH-veh-tuh / ˈɛ-vɛ-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a green and red four-legged creature with a long tail and neck and a face that resembles a cat or even a human more than a lizard.
Worksop Bestiary; England (Lincoln? York?), c. 1185; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 84v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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hæring-tīma

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæring-tīma, m.n: herring season. (HAE-ring-TEE-ma / ˈhæ-ɹɪŋ-ˌtiː-ma)

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wesend

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

wesend, m.n: a bison, buffalo, wild ox. (WEH-zend / ˈwɛ-zɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a buffalo with large horns showing his teeth and flaring his nostrils.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der naturen bloeme. Utrecht, c. 1340-c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB KA 16, f. 47r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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feoh

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

feoh, n.n: cattle, livestock; property, wealth, money; value, price, fee; name of the F-rune ᚠ. (FEH-oh / ˈfɛɔx)

Medieval manuscript image of a red cow nursing her calf.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough?), early 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 30v. [bestiary.ca]

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hæring

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæring, m.n: a herring. (HAE-ring / ˈhæ-ɹɪŋ)

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docga

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

docga, m.n: dog. (DODGE-ah / ˈdɔdʒ-a)

Medieval manuscript image of a dog playing a drum.
Gorleston Psalter. England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 23v. [bl.uk]

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swīn

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

swīn, n.n: pig, swine. (SWEEN / ˈswiːn)

Medieval manuscript image of two wild boars, one red and one green.
Worksop Bestiary. England (Lincoln? York?), c. 1185. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 36v. [themorgan.org]
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rǣge

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣge, f.n: a roe, a wild she-goat. (RAE-yuh / ˈɹæː-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of two goats chewing on some plants while a man sits and watches.
Bestiary. England, c. 1110-1130. Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 247, f. 165r. [bestiary.ca]
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cicen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cicen, n.n: chicken, chick. (CHIH-chen / ˈ tʃɪ-tʃɛn)

Medieval manuscript of a chicken and her chicks pecking at seeds; one chick sits on the mama hen's back.
Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]

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ūr

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

ūr, m.n: a kind of ox, bison, aurochs; name of the U-rune ᚢ. (OOR / ˈuːɹ)

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