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healic

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

healic, m.n: a herring. (HEH-ah-litch / ˈhɛa-lɪtʃ)

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earn

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

earn, m.n: an eagle. (EH-arn / ˈɛaɹn)

durrow_84v_eagle
The eagle of Mark in the 7th-century Book of Durrow (fol. 84v), an illuminated manuscript gospel book in the Insular style.

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hræfn

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

hræfn, m.n: raven. (H’RAV-un / ˈhræ-vən)

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wild-dēor

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

wild-dēor, n.n: wild animal. (WILLD-DAY-or / ˈwɪld-ˌdeːɔr)

hedgehogs
Detail of a miniature of hedgehogs sticking fallen fruit to their quills and carrying it back to their burrow; from the Rochester Bestiary, England (Rochester?), c. 1230, Royal MS 12 F. xiii, f. 45r.
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ūrig-feþera

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūrig-feþera, adj: wet-feathered, with dewy plumage. (OO-rih-FEH-theh-ra / ˈuː-ɹɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ɹa)

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nicor

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

nicor, m.n: water-monster. (NICK-or / ˈnɪ-kɔr)

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swan-rād

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Hana Videen

swan-rād, n: swan-road, a kenning for the sea. (SWAHN-RAWD / ˈswan-ˌraːd)

British Library, Harley MS 4751, folio 41v

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seolh-ȳða

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

seolh-ȳða, f.n: the waves where the seal swims. (SEH-ol’h-UH-tha / ˈsɛɔlh-ˌɝː-θa)

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ganot

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

ganot, m.n: sea-bird, probably a gannet. (GAH-not / ˈga-nɔt)

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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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