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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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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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