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Category Archives: body + health

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mōn-sēoc

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

mōn-sēoc, adj: ‘moon-sick’, lunatic, epileptic. (MOAN-SAY-ock / ˈmoːn-ˌseːɔk)

The phases of the moon. 11th-century English manuscript (BL Royal 6 C I).
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heort-scræf

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

heort-scræf, n.n: the ‘heart-cavern’, the heart with its dark recesses. (HEH-ort-SHRAFF / ˈhɛɔɹt-ˌʃɹæf)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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glæsen-ēage

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

glæsen-ēage, adj: grey-eyed. (GLAE-zen-AY-ah-yuh / ˈglæ-zɛn-ˌeːa-jə)

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hungor

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

hungor, m.n: hunger, famine. (HUNG-gor / ˈhʌŋ-gɔr)

hungry
Bestiarium. W France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 12v. [bestiary.ca]
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sām-cwic

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

sām-cwic, adj: half-dead, ‘half-quick’. (SAHM-KWITCH / ˈsaːm-ˌkwɪtʃ)

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ēag-hringas

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēag-hringas, pl.m.n: ‘eye-rings’, possibly the eyebrows or eyelids. (AY-ah-H’RING-gahs / ˈeːaj-ˌhrɪŋ-gas)

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cin-tōþ

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

cin-tōþ, m.n: a front tooth. (CHIN-TOATH / ˈtʃɪn-ˌtoːθ)

Medieval dental
Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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slǣp-wērig

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

slǣp-wērig, adj: ‘sleep-weary’, weary and sleepy, sleepily weary, so tired as to sleep. (SLAP-WAY-rih / ˈslæːp-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

sleep
British Library, Harley 4431. ‘L’Épître Othéa’. Morpheus bringing sleep to a man in a bed.
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Wæs hæl!

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

Wæs hæl, phrase: greeting that literally means ‘be whole’ or ‘be healthy’. (WAES HAEL / ˈwæs ˌhæl)

nativity
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc 188, f. 35r (detail).
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nos-þyrel

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Hana Videen

nos-þyrel, n.n: nostril (nose-hole). (NOSS-THUE-rell / ˈnɔs-ˌθy-rɛl)

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