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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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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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