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lǣce

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce, m.n: doctor, physician; a leech (species of worm). (LATCH-uh / ˈlæː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a monkey imitating a doctor, sitting on a chair and raising a flask to examine in one hand; the other hand touches the head of an owl who stands before it.
Book of Hours; France (Arras), 1296-1311; Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 87, f. 138r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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bōsm

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōsm, m.n: bosom, breast, chest; enclosure formed by the breast and the arms; sheltering embrace. (BOH-zum / ˈboː-zəm)

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Medieval manuscript image of two people dressed in armour embracing cheek to cheek, one holding a helmet in hand, while a horse adorned in a caparison looks on.
Arthurian Romances; France, late 13th century; Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 99r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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ceole

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

ceole, f.n: throat, gullet; also referring to the back or roof of the mouth. (CHEH-ol-uh / ˈtʃɛɔ-lə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an angel turning a key in a door in the frame that fills the page; within the frame is a monstrous mouth open wide and filled with demons tormenting humans; the monstrous head itself has the heads of many other monstrous creatures emerging from it.
Winchester Psalter; England (Winchester), 12th/13th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero C IV, f. 39r. [bl.uk]
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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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