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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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lang-scip

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

lang-scip, n.n: a longship, large warship. (LAHNG-SHIP / ˈlaŋ-ˌʃɪp)

Medieval manuscript image of a massive crowd of conical-helmed, spear-wielding warriors aboard a longship at sea.
Tableaux de la vie de saint Aubin; Angers, 1050-1150; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, NAL 1390, f. 7r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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wiþer-cora

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

wiþer-cora, m.n: an adversary, opponent, rebel; a reprobate person. (WITH-er-KOR-ah / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌkɔ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of soldiers battling on horses with swords and clubs; one man is being violently unhorsed by a soldier wielding a battle ax.
The Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-1254; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 23v. [themorgan.org]
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lāc

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

lāc, n/m/f.n: battle, struggle; a gift, present, grace, favour; a message (offering of words); medicine. (LAHK / ˈlaːk)

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ecg

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

ecg, f.n: sword. (EDGE / ˈɛdʒ)

A reconstructed sword hilt attached to a heavily corroded blade.
Iron pattern-welded sword blade, heavily corroded, 6th-7th century; found at Sutton Hoo, now at British Museum. [britishmuseum.org]
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ord

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

ord, m.n: point, pointed weapon. (ORD / ˈɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, bearded man wearing a crown and fine clothes, bearing one long arrow in his right hand.
St Edmund of Bury in the Macclesfield Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1330-40; Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, f. 1r. [fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk]
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fyrd-rinc

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

fyrd-rinc, m.n: warrior, soldier. (FUERD-RINK / ˈfyrd-ˌrɪnk)

Medieval manuscript image of two snails facing off with a warrior; the warrior holds a shield and spear and his lower half is that of a beast, with clawed feet, green wings and a long hairy tail.
Queen Mary Psalter; England, 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 148r. [bl.uk]
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wīg-steall

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

wīg-steall, n.n: a defensive position, a bulwark, bastion, defence. (WEE-STEH-all / ˈwiːj-ˌstɛal)

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wiþer-brōga

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

wiþer-brōga, m.n: terror caused to an adversary (definition uncertain). (WITH-er-BRO-ga / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon attacking an elephant, the long, striped, sinuous dragon body wrapped all around the elephant’s torso.
Bestiary; S England (Salisbury?), 13th century; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 58v. [bl.uk]
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oret-mæcg

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

oret-mæcg, m.n: a combatant, warrior, champion. (OR-et-MADGE / ˈɔ-rɛt-ˌmædʒ)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs waving a giant sword in one forepaw and holding a round shield in the other.
Vincent de Beauvais’s Speculum Historiale; N France (Saint-Omer), c. 1300; Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, 0130, t. II, f. 319v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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