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fastitocalon

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

fastitocalon, n: large whale that pretends to be an island. (FAH-stit-oh-KAH-lon / ˈfa-stɪ-tɔ-ˌka-lɔn)

fastitocalon
Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 59v. [bestiary.ca]
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flēa

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

flēa, m/f.n: flea. (FLAY-ah / ˈfleːa)

Crusader Bible. France (Paris), 1240s. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 21v. [themorgan.org]
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grīghund

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

grīghund, m.n: greyhound. (GREE-HUND / ˈgɹiːj-ˌhʌnd)

Greyhounds (c.1500). Gaston Phoebus, Book of the Hunt. Bibliothèque Nationale de France FR 616, fol. 46v.

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leax

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

leax, m.n: salmon. (LEH-ox / ˈlɛaks)

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hengest

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

hengest, m.n: horse, steed. (HENG-gest / ˈhɛŋ-gɛst)

Staffordshire hoard. England, probably 7th century. [staffordshirehoard.co.uk]
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mere-dēor

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Hana Videen

mere-dēor, n.n: sea animal. (MEH-ruh-DAY-or / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌdeːɔr)

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wyrm

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Hana Videen

wyrm, n: worm, insect, snake, dragon, reptile. (WUERM / ˈwyrm)

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hrēaðe-mūs

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Hana Videen

hrēaðe-mūs, f.n: bat (a mouse adorned, furnished with wings). (HRAY-ah-thuh-MOOS / ˈhreːa-θə-ˌmuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a mouse with bat wings.
Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 42v. [bestiary.ca]

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