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blind

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

blind, adj: blind, lacking or deprived of sight. (BLINND / ˈblɪnd)

Medieval manuscript of a beggar in patched clothing holding a walking stick in his left hand and the leash of a dog in the right; the dog appears to be leading him forward.
Decretals of Gregory IX (Smithfield Decretals); France (illuminated in England), 1330-1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 110r. [picryl.com]
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manu

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

manu, f.n: mane. (MA-nuh / ˈma-nʌ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a horse drinking from a stream.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 61v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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nīd-gedāl

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

nīd-gedāl, n.n: an inevitable parting, the parting of body and soul. (NEED-yeh-DAHL / ˈniːd-jɛ-ˌdaːl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a naked human body with no visible sexual organs rising up from a grave containing a skeleton that extends its arms; a winged and haloed figure hovers above.
Miscellany; N England, mid 15th century; British Library, Additional 37049, f. 81v. [medievalkarl.com]
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hēafod-bān

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

hēafod-bān, n: skull. (HAY-ah-vod-BAHN / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌbaːn)

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Medieval manuscript image of a fish swimming over a grinning skull.
Hours of Saint-Omer; France, c. 1320; British Library, Add 36684, f. 88r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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heoru-drēor

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

heoru-drēor, m.n: blood, gore (caused by a battle). (HEH-or-ruh-DRAY-or / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌdreːɔr)

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hornede

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hornede, adj: horned. (HORN-eh-duh / ˈhɔr-nɛ-də)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a goat-like creature with extremely long, sharp horns, surrounded by floating gold circles.
A creature called a demma in the Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 58v. [patrimoine-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr]
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nosu

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

nosu, f.n: nose. (NO-zuh / ˈnɔ-zʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a spotty green creature with a long, trumpet-like nose, two hoofed feet and a short tail.
Bible; France, c. 1270-1290; Bibliothèque d’Agglomération de Saint-Omer, Ms. 5, f. 246r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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hās-ness

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

hās-ness, f.n: hoarseness. (HOSS-ness / ˈhaːs-nɛs)

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foran-hēafod

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

foran-hēafod, n.n: forehead. (FOR-on-HAY-ah-vod / ˈfɔ-ran-ˌheːa-vɔd)

Part of an inhabited initial in a medieval manuscript, with a dragon-like creature in the central knotwork and intricately decorated vertical bars topped with human faces wearing neutral expressions, decorative swirls adorning their foreheads.
Barberini Gospels; Hiberno-Saxon, late 8th century; Biblioteca Apostolica, Barberini Lat. 570, f. 51r. [digi.vatlib.it]
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hungrig

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hungrig, adj: hungry, famished. (HUNG-grih / ˈhʌŋ-grɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of two goats, one nibbling leaves from a tree, he other climbing down a mountain and sniffing the ground.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 42v. [bestiary.ca]

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