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folm

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

folm, f.n: the palm of the hand, the hand. (FOLM / ˈfɔlm)

hand
Image from Erik Kwakkel’s blog: London, British Library, MS Add. 11639 (France, 13th century).

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hlēor-sceamu

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlēor-sceamu, f.n: shame or confusion of face, literally ‘cheek-shame’. (HLAY-or-SHEH-ah-muh / ˈhleːɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-mʌ)

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smæl-þearmas

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

smæl-þearmas, m.n: the small guts, intestines. (SMAEL-THEH-ar-mas / ˈsmæl-ˌθɛaɹ-mas)

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lungen

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

lungen, f/n.n: a lung. (LUNG-gehn / ˈlʌŋ-gɛn)

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dēaþ-wērig

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-wērig, adj: ‘death-weary’, dead. (DAY-ath-WAY-ree / ˈdeːaθ-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

dying
Pulling the soul out. Matfre Ermengau, Breviari d’amor, Occitania 14th century. BnF, Français 857, fol. 197v.
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wann-feax

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

wann-feax, adj: dark-haired. (WAHN-FEH-aks / ˈwan-ˌfɛaks)

Hair pulling detail
The Laws of Hywel Dda. Wales, 14th century. Image courtesy of National Library of Wales.
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stær-blind

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

stær-blind, adj: blind from giddiness, purblind, quite blind. (STAER-BLIHND / ˈstæɹ-ˌblɪnd)

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dolh

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

dolh, n.n: a wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore. (DOL’H / ˈdɔlh)

wound
Luttrell Psalter. England, between 1320-1340. British Library, Add. MS 42130, f. 20v. British Library manuscript pages

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grēot-hord

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

grēot-hord, n.n: ‘earth-hoard’, the human body. (GRAY-ot-HORD / ˈgreːɔt-ˌhɔrd)

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hrǣw

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

hrǣw, n.n: a living body; a dead body, corpse, carcass, trunk, carrion. (H’RAEW / ˈhɹæːw)

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