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wulf

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

wulf, m.n: wolf. (WULF / ˈwʌlf)

Physiologus-Wolf
Miscellany. France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 14v. [bestiary.ca]

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ēa-fisc

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēa-fisc, m.n: a river-fish. (AY-ah-FISH / ˈeːa-ˌfɪʃ)

Detail of a miniature of one big and one small elephant in a stream full of fish. England, S. E. (possibly Rochester), 2nd quarter of 13th century. British Library, Royal 12 F XIII, f. 13v.
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nædre

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

nædre, f.n: serpent, adder. (NADD-ruh / ˈnæd-dɹə)

St Patrick supposedly drove the snakes out of Ireland. Happy St Patrick’s Day!

patrick
St Patrick standing on a snake in Purgatory: England, 1451. London, British Library, MS Royal 17 B XLIII, f 132v. See the British Library’s blog post on St Patrick’s legacy.
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eh

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

eh, n.n: horse; name of the E-rune ᛖ. (EH / ˈɛh)

Psalter, England, 13th century; Bodleian, MS Douce 6, f. 201r. Found on Historical Tales blog.

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fēorþes fōt

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

fēorþes fōt, adj: four-footed. (FAY-or-thus FOAT / ˈfeːɔɹ-θəs-ˌfoːt)

elephant
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 54r. [bestiary.ca]

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sǣ-ǣl

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ǣl, m.n: a sea-eel. (SAE-AEL / ˈsæː-ˌæːl)

Amphisbaena in medieval bestiary
Amphisbaena. Bestiary of Anne Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4°, f. 54r. [bestiary.ca]

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sugu

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

sugu, f.n: a sow. (SUH-guh / ˈsʌ-gʌ)

sow
From discarding images: Bestiary, England, 13th century (British Library, Harley 4751, fol. 20r).
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hrān

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

hrān, m.n: a reindeer. (HRAWN / ˈhɹaːn)

Glæd Geol!

One of Santa’s flying reindeer? From the British Library medieval manuscripts blog: Detail of an imaginative marginal grotesque, a winged deer about to take flight; from Jean Froissart, Chroniques, Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1470-1472, Harley MS 4379, f. 19v.
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ceafer

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceafer, m.n: a beetle. (CHEH-ah-ver / ˈtʃɛa-vɛɹ)

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draca

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

draca, m.n: a dragon; a serpent. (DRAH-ka / ˈdra-ka)

dragon
British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog: Elephant vs Dragon! From a bestiary, England, between 1236 and c. 1250: British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 39v.
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