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hrycg-hǣr

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

hrycg-hǣr, n.n: hair on the back of an animal. (H’RUEDG-HAER / ˈhrydʒ-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a large hairy fish body with a snarling human head.
Nereid in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 117r. [bestiary.ca]
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fæþm

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæþm, m/f.n: bosom, embrace; grasp, clutch, possession; fathom (a unit of measurement). (FATH-um / ˈfæ-θəm)

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hand-cræft

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

hand-cræft, m.n: skill or power of the hand. (HOND-KRAFT / ˈhand-ˌkræft)

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fell

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

fell, n.n: skin, hide. (FELL / ˈfɛl)

Medieval manuscript open to a page that shows a former rip snaking across the page that has been neatly stitched up with thread.
Closeup of parchment from Leiden University Libraries, BPL 25 (9th century); photo by Erik Kwakkel. [medievalbooks.nl]
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locc

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

locc, m.n: hair, lock of hair. (LOCK / ˈlɔk)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman standing beside a tree holding three loaves of bread, clothed in nothing but her long, wavy hair that covers from her head to her ankles.
St Mary of Egypt in the Taymouth Hours; England, 1325-35; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 188v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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þearm-gewind

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

þearm-gewind, m.n: the throat. (THEH-arm-yeh-WIND / ˈθɛarm-jɛ-ˌwɪnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pugnacious white swan with a curving neck.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 58v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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flax-fōte

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

flax-fōte, adj: broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed. (FLOX-FO-tuh / ˈflaks-ˌfoː-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown duck walking on muddy earth with webbed feet, a leafy plant in the background.
De Natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 36v. [bestiary.ca]
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lǣce-cist

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

lǣce-cist, f.n: medicine chest. (LATCH-uh-CHIST / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌtʃɪst)

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hnoll

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

hnoll, m.n: crown of the head. (H’NOLL / ˈhnɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with a rather flat, bald head, large ears and the feathery body of a bird with wings and talons.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 22v. [pinterest.com]

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ge-mynd-benimming

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-mynd-benimming, f.n: lethargy (lit. ‘mind-deprivation’). (yeh-MUEND-beh-NIM-ming / jɛ-ˈmynd-bɛ-ˌnɪm-miŋ)

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