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mynet-slege

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

mynet-slege, m.n: striking of coin, minting, coining. (MUH-net-SLEH-yeh)

Silver-gilt penny of Cuthred of Kent, probably minted in Canterbury between 798 and 807. Portable Antiquities Scheme via Wikimedia Commons. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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sēamere

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sēamere, m.n: tailor. (SAY-ah-MEH-reh)

Book of Hours. England (London), c. 1320-1330. British Library, Harley 6563, f. 65r. [twitter.com/BLMedieval]

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gylda

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

gylda, m.n: member of a guild; associate. (YULL-dah)

Yves de Saint-Denis, 14th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 2092, f. 75v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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wiccecræft

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiccecræft, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery, magic art. (WITCH-eh-KRAFT)

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smēa-wrenc

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

smēa-wrenc, m.n: a crafty device, sharp trick. (SMAY-ah-WRENCH / ˈsmeːa-ˌwɹɛntʃ)

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mær-weorc

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

mær-weorc, n.n: a great, splendid work. (MAR-WEH-ork)

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slecg-wyrhta

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

slecg-wyrhta, m.n: one who works with a hammer, a worker in metals. (SLEDG-WUR-h’ta)

Roman de toute chevalerie, by Eustache or Thomas de Kent. England, 1308-1312. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Fr. 24364, f. 61r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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galdor-cræft

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-cræft, m.n: art of enchantment, occult art, incantation. (GALL-dor-KRAFT)

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James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum. S.E. England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 396v.⁠ [bl.uk]
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searu-bunden

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

searu-bunden, adj: cunningly fastened, artfully bound. (SEH-ah-ruh-BUN-den)

Early 7th-century belt buckle from the British Museum, originally found at Sutton Hoo site near Woodbridge, Suffolk. [bmimages.com]

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smiþ

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

smiþ, m.n: smith, usually someone who works in metals or wood. (SMITH / ˈsmɪθ)

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A woman works at a forge in the Holkham Bible. SE England, c. 1327-1335. British Library, Add MS 47682, f. 31r. [bl.uk]
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