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smiðian

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

smiðian, wk.v: to make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge. (SMIH-thi-ahn / ˈsmɪ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench at her forge, raising a mallet with her right hand and grasping a small, partially formed human on an anvil.
Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), c. 1340; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.503, f. 106r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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pīpere

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpere, m.n: piper, player on the flute. (PEE-peh-ruh / ˈpiː-pɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with animal feet and a tall pointy hood playing a drone-less bagpipe that has a human face at the top of the chanter.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109v. [bl.uk]
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gold

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold, n.n: gold. (GOLD / ˈgɔld)

A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.
Saxon ring; England, c. 550; Dover Museum. [dovermuseum.co.uk]
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lēoþ

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēoþ, n.n: song, poem, ode. (LAY-oth / ˈleːɔθ)

Historiated initial R in a medieval manuscript depicting six Cistercian monks singing at a lectern; above them another monk plays an organ.
Historiated initial from a Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A. [collections.vam.ac.uk]
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searu-sǣled

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

searu-sǣled, adj: cunningly tied. (SEH-ah-ruh-SAL-ud / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌsæː-ləd)

Cropped image of one of the Lindisfarne Gospel carpet pages, a complex interlace of knot work in various colours, with the top, centre and left arm of a cross outlined in red.
Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Northumberland), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 26v. [theconversation.com]
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bēag

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

bēag, m.n: circular ornament; necklace; crown, circlet. (BEH-ahg / ˈbeːag)

Plaited gold ring, thicker on one side and tapering down to where the ends are joined.
Tunley Torc; England (Gloucestershire), 9th or early 10th century; Corinium Museum. [coriniummuseum.org]
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gold-blōma

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold-blōma, m.n: a golden mass. (GOLD-BLO-ma / ˈgɔld-ˌbloː-ma)

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attor-cræft

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

attor-cræft, m.n: art of using poison or poisonous potions, witchcraft, sorcery. (AHT-tor-KRAFT / ˈat-tɔr-ˌkræft)

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webbian

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

webbian, wk.v: to weave, contrive. (WEB-bi-ahn / ˈwɛb-bɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of two women working at a loom, with God looking down from heaven.
Job with catena by Olympiodoros; Byzantine provinces, c. 1175-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Barocci 201, f. 220v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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tigel-geweorc

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

tigel-geweorc, n.n: brickmaking; work at making bricks. (TIH-yell-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈtɪ-jɛl-jɛ-ˌwɛɔrk)

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