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cræft

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

cræft, m.n: power, strength; art, skill, craft, trade; cunning, knowledge. (KRAFT / ˈkɹæft)

Medieval manuscript image of a man balancing a giant sword on his mouth, the sharp end pointing towards him.
Book of Hours. Flemish, c. 1300. Trinity College Cambridge, B.11.22, f. 11r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]

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teld-wyrhta

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

teld-wyrhta, m.n: a tentmaker. (TELD-WUR’H-ta / ˈtɛld-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of four men setting up a black-and-white striped tent.
L’Estoire de Merlin. N France, 1280-1290. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 95, f. 307v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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pott

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

pott, m.n: a pot. (POT / ˈpɔt)

Cooking pot with everted rim, made of brown clay with white flecks of shell mixed in.
Late Saxon cooking pot. England, 850-1000. British Museum 1854,1130.105. [britishmuseum.org]
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candel-twist

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

candel-twist, m.n: an instrument used for trimming candles, perhaps candle-snuffer. (KAN-del-TWIST / ˈkan-dɛl-ˌtwɪst)

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ge-tingcræft

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-tingcræft, m.n: mechanics. (yeh-TING-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtɪŋ-ˌkɹæft)

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wicce-dōm

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicce-dōm, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery, magic. (WITCH-eh-DOAM / ˈwɪ-t͡ʃɛ-ˌdoːm)

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gagātes

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

gagātes, n: jet. (GA-GAH-tehs / ˈga-ˌgaː-tɛs)

Pawn made of black jet, decorated with a dot and circle motif.
Chess piece (pawn) made of jet. Western Islamic lands, 9th-11th century. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, item 1974.98.2 (gallery 457). [metmuseum.org]
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wicg-cræft

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg-cræft, m.n: steed-craft, skill in connection with horses. (WIDG-KRAFT / ˈwɪd͡ʒ-ˌkɹæft)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an army of armoured men on horses with swords and spears, riding into battle.
Crusader Bible. France (Paris), 1240s. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 24r. [themorgan.org]
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smēa-wyrhta

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

smēa-wyrhta, m.n: a skilled workman, an artisan. (SMAY-ah-WUR’H-ta / ˈsmeːa-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

St Mark on a leaf from Gospel Book or New Testament. Turkey (Constantinople), c. 1325-1345. J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 70, verso. [getty.edu]

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wynde-cræft

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

wynde-cræft, m.n: art of weaving. (WUN-deh-KRAFT)

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Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus. France, 1403. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 598, f. 13r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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