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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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micga

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

micga, m.n: urine. (MIDGE-ah / ˈmɪ-dʒa)

A physician with a flask of urine, possibly comparing it to pictures or descriptions of variously coloured urine in a book. From Medieval Manuscripts in the National Library of Medicine.
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hweorf-bān

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

hweorf-bān, n.n: a joint (of the back), vertebra; the knee-cap. (HWEH-orv-BAHN / ˈhwɛɔɹv-ˌbaːn)

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brǣþ

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

brǣþ, m.n: an odour, a scent, smell (good or bad); breath. (BRAETH / ˈbɹæːθ)

breath
Passionary, Weissenau, 12th century. Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127, fol. 191r. From the discardingimages tumblr.
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nægl

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

nægl, m.n: the nail of a finger or toe; a nail, peg. (NA-yull / ˈnæ-jəl)

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eaxle-gespan

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Hana Videen

eaxle-gespan, n.n: the shoulder-span; the beam of a cross which passes behind the shoulders. (EH-ahk-sul-yeh-SPAHN / ˈɛak-səl-jɛ-ˌspan)

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hreðer-loca

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

hreðer-loca, m.n: breast (lit. ‘breast-locker’). (HREH-ther-LOCK-ah / ˈhɹɛ-θɛɹ-ˌlɔ-ka)

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brægen

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

brægen, n.n: brain. (BRAE-yen / ˈbræ-jɛn)

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