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wæl-cēasiga

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

wæl-cēasiga, m.n: chooser of the slain (an epithet for the raven). (WAEL-CHAY-ah-zi-ga / ˈwæl-ˌtʃeːa-zɪ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a large-eyed raven in profile within a red roundel.
De avibus; France, early 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2495, f. 14r. [bestiary.ca]
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wæl-cyrige

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

wæl-cyrige, f.n: valkyrie, chooser of the slain. (WAEL-KUE-ri-yuh / ˈwæl-ˌky-rɪ-jə)

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þræc-wudu

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

þræc-wudu, m.n: spear. (THRACK-WUH-duh / ˈθræk-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man holding a spear over his left shoulder with his right hand and extending his left hand before him.
Bible; NE France, late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.969, f. 407r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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mēce

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

mēce, m.n: sword. (MAY-chuh / ˈmeː-tʃə)

Iron sword hilt with a few inches of rusted blade still attached; the hilt is decorated with interlaced engravings of creatures and plants.
Abingdon Sword; England, c. 875; Ashmolean Museum. [wikipedia.org]
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gelāþ

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

gelāþ, adj: mutually hostile; (as plural substantive) foes, enemies. (yeh-LAWTH / jɛ-ˈlaːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a stag facing off with a large, hairy, dragon-like creature.
Bestiary; Flanders, c. 1277; Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 4, f. 100r. [getty.edu]
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þrǣc-wīg

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrǣc-wīg, m.n: hard fighting. (THRATCH-WEE / ˈθræːtʃ-ˌwiːj)

Medieval manuscript image of two men fighting, pulling each other’s hair, while riding on the shoulders of two other men.
Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 70v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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leþer-helm

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

leþer-helm, m.n: leather helmet. (LEH-ther-HELM / ˈlɛ-θɛr-ˌhɛlm)

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beadu-wǣpen

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

beadu-wǣpen, n.n: battle-weapon. (BEH-ah-duh-WAP-en / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌwæː-pɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman with Princess Leia hair and a long gown with her arm drawn back, having just released an arrow from the bow in her left hand; she carries more arrows on her back.
Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, MS Yates Thompson 13, f. 68v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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gūþ-rǣs

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

gūþ-rǣs, m.n: war-like attack. (GOOTH-RASS / ˈguːθ-ˌræːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a large beehive and a beekeeper who is being attacked by a swarm of giant bird-like bees.
Bestiary; England, c. 1175-1200; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 23v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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rǣde-cempa

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

rǣde-cempa, m.n: a mounted soldier. (RAD-uh-KEM-pa / ˈræː-də-ˌkɛm-pa)

Medieval manuscript image of a knight mounted on a horse with a long spear attacking a snail that sits on a leafy branch.
Brunetto Latini’s Li Livres dou Tresor; France (Picardy), c. 1315-1325; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 19, f. 65r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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