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toren-īge

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

toren-īge, adj: blear-eyed. [TOR-en-EE-yeh]

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feorh-hord

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

feorh-hord, n.n: ‘life-treasure’, ‘life-hoard’, the soul or spirit. (FEH-or’h-HORD / ˈfɛɔɹh-ˌhɔɹd)

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oroþ

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

oroþ, n.n: breath, breathing. (OR-oth / ˈɔ-rɔθ)

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un-arodscipe

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

un-arodscipe, m.n: inactivity, spiritlessness. [oon-AH-road-ship-eh]

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wōlness

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

wōlness, f.n: pest, pestilence, plague. [WOL-ness]

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sealf

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Hana Videen

sealf, f.n: salve, ointment. [SAY-alf]

O.1.20, ff.271v/272r

From an Anglo-Norman translation of the Chirurgia Practica of Roger of Salerno. Early 13th century. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS O.1.20, f. 272r. [trin.cam.ac.uk]

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horheht

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

horheht, adj: full of phlegm, phlegmatic. [HOR-heht]

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sceolh-īge

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Hana Videen

sceolh-īge, adj: cross-eyed, squinting. [SHEY-olh-EE-yeh]

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wollen-tēar

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

wollen-tēar, adj: having hot tears, with hot tears. [WOL-len-TÆ-ar]

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mōnaþ-blōd

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-blōd, n.n: menstruation, ‘month-blood’. [MO-nath-BLOD]

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