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weler

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

weler, m/f.n: a lip. (WEH-ler / ˈwɛ-lɛɹ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a jester's hood and cloak pulling his lips apart with his thumbs in a toothy grin.
Bute Psalter. NE France, c. 1285. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 46, f. 72r. [getty.edu]
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teagor

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

teagor, n.n: the water from the eyes, tears. (TEH-ah-gor / ˈtɛa-gɔɹ)

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fnēosung

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

fnēosung, f.n: sneeze. (F’NAY-oh-zung / ˈfneːɔ-zʌŋ)

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belced-swēora

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

belced-swēora, adj: swollen-necked, having a neck which is puffed up with pride. (BELL-ched-SWAY-oh-ra / ˈbɛl-tʃɛd-ˌsweːɔ-ɹa)

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mūþ

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

mūþ, m.n: mouth. (MOOTH / ˈmuːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of Jesus stepping on a devil and guiding a group of naked people out of a flaming hell-mouth.
Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. France (Fécamp), c. 1180. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, 76 F 13, f. 24v. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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posling

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

posling, m.n: a pill. (POZ-ling / ˈpɔz-lɪŋ)

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ge-mēðgian

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-mēðgian, wk.v: to weary, fatigue, impair. (yeh-MAITH-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈmeːθ-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an elephant carrying a castle with four men on its back.
Bestiary. England, 13th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3630, f. 77r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

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spring

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

spring, m/n.n: source of water; springing, rising; ulcer, sore, pustule; flux; squirting, sprinkling. (SPRING / ˈsprɪŋ)

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un-āmirred

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

un-āmirred, adj: uninjured. (un-AH-mir-red / ʌn-ˈaː-mɪɹ-ɹɛd)

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wyndle

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyndle, f.n: a wound. (WUND-luh / ˈwɝnd-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of an armoured man pierced by three arrows: one through his shield at chest level, one through his shoulder, one through his thigh.
Untitled text by Peter Lombard. France (Paris), 1175-1200. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 14267, f. 89r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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