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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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īsen

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

īsen, n.n: iron. (EE-zen / ˈiː-zɛn)

Three extremely corroded pieces of metal, which are difficult to identify as anything in particular.
Iron brooch fastenings; England, 6th century; Rutland County Museum. [rutlandcountymuseum.org.uk]
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gehroden

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

gehroden, adj: adorned. (yeh-H’ROD-en / jɛ-ˈhrɔ-dɛn)

Circular pendant decorated with twisted and beaded gold wires. Surrounded by a border of eight gold circles, four gold triangles extend from a central red garnet.
Gold disk pendant; England (Kent), early 600s; Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]
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be-cefian

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

be-cefian, wk.v: to ornament, embroider. (beh-CHEH-vi-ahn / bɛ-ˈtʃɛ-vɪ-an)

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scop-lēoþ

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

scop-lēoþ, n.n: song, poem. (SHOP-LAY-oth / ˈʃɔp-ˌleːɔθ)

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gearn

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

gearn, n.n: yarn, spun wool. (YEH-arn / ˈjɛarn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman, wearing a wimpled veil, emerging from a flower, holding a yarn winder in the right hand and a spindle in the left hand.
Book of Hours; France (Paris), 1425-1430; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.453, f. 114r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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