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bōc-blæc

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

bōc-blæc, n.n: ink. (BOAK-BLACK / ˈboːk-ˌblæk)

Medieval manuscript image of the psalter author writing in a book at a desk, a feather in his hand, with an ink horn beside him.
Stuttgart Psalter; France (Paris), c. 820; Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. Bibl. fol. 23, f. 1v. [digital.wlb-stuttgart.de]
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blōma

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōma, m.n: mass or lump of metal. (BLOH-ma / ˈbloː-ma)

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meter

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

meter, n.n: metre, versification. (MEH-ter / ˈmɛ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a throne and playing a lyre, surrounded by other musicians playing horns and drums and people clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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iren-smiþ

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

iren-smiþ, m.n: blacksmith (‘iron-smith’). (IH-ren-SMITH / ˈɪ-rɛn-ˌsmɪθ)

Iron stand or standard, consisting of a straight shaft tapering from bottom to top; the lower end of the shaft terminates in a point flanked by two spirals, and at the upper end is a cruciform iron plate, the arms of which fold back upon themselves and terminate in simple inward-facing animal heads, now much disintegrated, with an oblong open-work iron grille with similar animal heads below.
Sutton Hoo Standard; England (Suffolk), early 7th century; British Museum 1939,1010.161. [britishmuseum.org]
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þēater

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

þēater, m.n: theatre. (THAY-ah-ter / ˈθeːa-tɛr)

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bōc-rēad

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

bōc-rēad, n: book-red, vermilion (so named, because it was much used in ornamenting books); minium. (BOAK-RAY-ahd / ˈboːk-ˌreːad)

Medieval manuscript image of a full-page artistic combination of the letters L, I and B, that form the first part of the word “liber”, with other Latin writing in gold surrounding it; the big letters are gold with interlace designs and are outlined and ornamented with a red pigment.
Gospel book; France (Metz), late 10th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 9393, f. 29r. [iiif.biblissima.fr]
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lēaden

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēaden, adj: made of lead, leaden. (LAY-ah-den / ˈleːa-dɛn)

A flat, lead, circular brooch decorated with two lines dividing the face into four quadrants, each of which has a raised pellet; the perimeter is decorated with six concentric circles made up of small pellets.
Disc brooch; England (Lincolnshire), 900-1000; Portable Antiquities Scheme. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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gold-smiþ

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold-smiþ, m.n: goldsmith. (GOLD-SMITH / ˈgɔld-ˌsmɪθ)

Circular medieval pendant with concentric circles of gold interlace patterns and a four-pointed shape in the centre made of red garnet.
Pendant of gold filigree and polished garnets; SE England (Kent), early 600s; Metropolitan Museum of Art acc.no. 1987.90.2. [metmuseum.org]
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wægn-wyrhta

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

wægn-wyrhta, m.n: wainwright, someone who makes wagons or carts. (WAYN-WUER-h’ta / ˈwæjn-ˌwyrx-ta)

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belg

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

belg, m.n: bag, pouch, sack; bellows. (BELG / ˈbɛlg)

Medieval manuscript image of a blacksmith hammering on an anvil; behind them a bellows is suspended over an open fire.
Marie de France’s Fables; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 24428, f. 98r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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