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nǣdl

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

nǣdl, f.n: a needle. (NAD-ull / ˈnæː-dəl)

A bone needle, a very rusty pair of shears and a bone thread-picker.
Bone needle and thread-picker and iron shears; England, early medieval period; Museum of London Archaeology. [mola.org.uk]
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blæc-horn

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

blæc-horn, m.n: ink-horn. (BLACK-HORN / ˈblæk-ˌhɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a cushioned bench with feet on a footstool, with right hand dipping a pen into an ink-horn and with the left holding a book open on a lectern; a winged ox floats above holding a scroll.
Evangelist Luke at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke; N Germany (Magdeburg?), c. 1100; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.889, f. 184v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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græft-geweorc

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

græft-geweorc, n.n: carved or graven work, a graven image. (GRAFT-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈgræft-jɛ-ˌwɛɔrk)

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wull

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

wull, f.n: wool. (WULL / ˈwʌl)

Medieval manuscript image of a wooly white sheep standing among some plants with a placid expression on its face.
Sheep in a bestiary; England, c. 1225-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 34r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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hamer

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

hamer, m.n: hammer. (HA-mer / ˈha-mɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting on a bench, raising a hammer with her right hand, holding with her left hand an arm on the anvil; a fire burns in an architectural niche.
Roman de la Rose, Nature at her Forge; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 106v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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gold-fæt

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

gold-fæt, n.n: thin plate of gold. (GOLD-VAT / ˈgɔld-ˌvæt)

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hand-cræft

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

hand-cræft, m.n: skill or power of the hand. (HOND-KRAFT / ˈhand-ˌkræft)

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fell

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

fell, n.n: skin, hide. (FELL / ˈfɛl)

Medieval manuscript open to a page that shows a former rip snaking across the page that has been neatly stitched up with thread.
Closeup of parchment from Leiden University Libraries, BPL 25 (9th century); photo by Erik Kwakkel. [medievalbooks.nl]
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ge-frætewian

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-frætewian, wk.v: to adorn, deck, trim. (yeh-FRAT-eh-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈfræ-tɛ-wɪ-an)

Anglo-Norman text with an initial D in red and blue decorated with intricate red lines and blue dots which resemble the vines of a plant.
William of Waddington’s Le Manuel des Péchés; Anglo-Norman, c. 1220-1240; University of Nottingham, WLC/LM/4, f. 135r. [nottingham.ac.uk]
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searu-pīl

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

searu-pīl, m.n: implement with a point. (SEH-ah-ruh-PEEL / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌpiːl)

A pointed bone needle, a very rusty two-pronged metal tool, and a bone implement with points on either end.
Bone needle, iron shears and bone threadpicker; England (Cambridgeshire), early medieval; excavated by MOLA Headland. [molaheadland.com]
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