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mōnaþ-sēocness

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-sēocness, f.n: lunacy (‘month-sickness’). (MO-nath-SAY-ock-ness / ˈmoː-naθ-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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feorh-ben

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

feorh-ben, f.n: a life-wound, mortal wound. (FEH-or’h-BEN / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌbɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, kneeling man being struck on the head by the sword of a knight, blood gushing out; three other knights brandish swords and a robed figure stands in the background with a cross.
Thomas Becket murdered by a group of knights in the Huth Psalter; England (Lincoln or York?), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 13r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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an-walg

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

an-walg, adj: entire, whole, sound. (AHN-WALG / ˈan-ˌwalg)

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lǣw-finger

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

lǣw-finger, m.n: finger that points out, index finger, forefinger. (LAEW-FING-ger / ˈlæːw-ˌfɪŋ-gər)

Historiated initial P in a medieval manuscript showing a man pointing to the sky with his index finger; some kind of animal emerges from the clouds above, and there is both lighting and snow.
Aristotle’s Libri Naturales; England (Oxford?), 3rd quarter of the 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3487, f. 140v. [bl.uk]
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snell

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

snell, adj: quick, active, strong. (SNELL / ˈsnɛl)

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sāwel

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

sāwel, f.n: the soul. (SAH-well / ˈsaː-wɛl)

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sāwlian

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

sāwlian, wk.v: to give up the ghost, expire. (SA-wli-ahn / ˈsaː-wli-an)

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heolfor

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

heolfor, n.n: blood, gore. (HEH-ol-vor / ˈhɛɔl-vɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a a man raising a jawbone over his head, grasping the arm of a man who lies on the ground before him, blood spilling from his head onto some kind of plant.
Cain killing Abel in the Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 8v. [bl.uk]
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gāst-lēas

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

gāst-lēas, adj: lifeless, dead. (GAHST-LAY-ahs / ˈgaːst-ˌleːas)

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līc

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

līc, n.n: body. (LEECH / ˈliːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustrations of two people (one of whom is grey like a corpse) stealing bones from an open tomb containing a partially visible skeleton; a Latin inscription in red ink below the image identifies it as the tomb of John the Baptist.
Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 109r. [bl.uk]
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