nēo

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

nēo, n: a corpse. (NAY-oh)

De Lisle Psalter. England, c. 1308-c. 1340. British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 127r. [bl.uk]

snot

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

snot, n.n: snot. (SNOT / ˈsnɔt)

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hrif

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

hrif, n.n: the womb, belly. (H’RIFF)

Diagram of female reproductive system from De physiognomia. England, late 13th century. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [thinking3d.ac.uk]

lācnestre

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

lācnestre, f.n: a (female) physician, doctor. (LAHK-nez-treh)

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lǣce-feoh

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

lǣce-feoh, n.n: a physician’s fee, money paid to a doctor. (LATCH-eh-VEH-oh)

ūt-gang

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

ūt-gang, m.n: a going out, exit, egress; a coming out from a position within a body; in reference to time, the going out of a period, the conclusion, end; a place by which anything comes out, an exit; what comes out of a body, an evacuation. (OOT-gahng)

ge-mynd-benimming

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-mynd-benimming, f.n: lethargy. (yeh-MUND-beh-NIM-ming)

rēoma

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

rēoma, m.n: a membrane, ligament. (RAY-om-ah)

weorold-lǣce

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

weorold-lǣce, m.n: a physician for the body. (WEH-or-old-LATCH-eh)

An operation to repair a compound fracture of the skull. N. France (Amiens), 1st quarter of the 14th century. London, British Library, Sloane 1977, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]

snȳtan

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

snȳtan, v: to clear the nose. (SNUE-tahn / ˈsnyː-tan)

In a bestiary, a stag sucking a snake out of its burrow with its nostrils. England, c. 1200-1210. London, British Library, Royal MS 12 C. xix, f. 23r. [bl.uk]