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tōþ

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

tōþ, m.n: tooth, tusk. (TOATH / ˈtoːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a strange-looking elephant that more closely resembles a disappointed tapir vomiting up a tusk.
De medicina ex animalibus; England or N France, c. 1175-1200; British Library, Sloane MS 1975, f. 81v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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fylle-sēocnes

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

fylle-sēocnes, f.n: ‘falling-sickness’, possibly epilepsy. (FUEL-luh-SAY-ock-ness / ˈfyl-lə-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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þrot-bolla

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrot-bolla, m.n: the gullet, windpipe. (THROT-BOLL-ah / ˈθrɔt-ˌbɔl-la)

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wamb

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

wamb, f.n: belly, stomach; womb. (WAHMB / ˈwamb)

Diagram of the female reproductive system in a medieval manuscript with an oddly architectural appearance, framed by fluted column-like structures, crowded around with notes in Latin; a tiny person is in the womb.
Diagram of a uterus; England, 1250-1310; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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wōhhian

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōhhian, wk.v: to go astray mentally, rave, wander. (WO’H-he-ahn / ˈwoːx-hɪ-an)

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liþe-bīge

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

liþe-bīge, adj: flexible at the joints, pliant; (in extended sense) compliant, humble, meek. (LITH-uh-BEE-yuh / ˈlɪ-θə-ˌbiː-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bent over so his head goes between his legs and back out behind him, holding an object that looks like a bell in each hand.
Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 73r. [bl.uk]
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tægl

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

tægl, m.n: tail. (TA-yull / ˈtæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript page in Latin with the initial A made up of two long-tailed bipedal creatures with wings, one of whom wears a hood; the upper creature has a dog-like head and bites the wings of the other.
Biblia Porta; France, late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne, U 964, f. 175r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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tunge

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

tunge, f.n: tongue. (TUNG-guh / ˈtʌŋ-gə)

Medieval manuscript image of a bipedal donkey with its long tongue sticking out.
Bohun Psalter; England, c. 1356-1373; British Library, Egerton 3277, f. 36v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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pintel

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

pintel, n: penis. (PIN-tell / ˈpɪn-tɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a nun picking penises from a penis tree and putting them in her basket.
Le Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), c. 1325-1353; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 25526, f. 106v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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þrotu

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrotu, f.n: the throat. (THROT-uh / ˈθrɔ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature that resembles a bizarre horse but with a somewhat flattened snout and a huge toothless mouth that stretches ear to ear and a long neck.
Leucrota from the Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough?), early 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 22r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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