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sām-hāl

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

sām-hāl, adj: not in perfect health, weak (‘half-healthy’). (SAHM-HALL / ˈsaːm-ˌhaːl)

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ge-tēþed

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-tēþed, adj: toothed, provided with teeth. (yeh-TAY-thed / jɛ-ˈteː-θɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a letter D inside of which a dentist with forceps and a necklace of large teeth extracts the tooth of a seated man.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), 14th century; British Library, Royal MS 6 E VI, f. 503v. [wikipedia.org]
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fēþe-mund

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

fēþe-mund, f.n: animal paw (‘foot-hand’ or ‘hand for walking’). (FAY-thuh-MUND / ˈfeː-θə-ˌmʌnd)

Cat paw prints in a 15th-century manuscript from the Dubrovnik archives, photo by Emir O. Filipović. [thijsporck.com]

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feax

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

feax, n.n: hair. (FEH-ahks / ˈfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a man’s head sporting Marilyn Monroe-esque blond pin curls and a shining gold halo.
St John the Evangelist; Germany, c. 1340-50; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 108, verso. [blogs.getty.edu]
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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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