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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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sefa

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

sefa, m.n: understanding, mind, heart. (SEH-vah / ˈsɛ-va)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about being pride-eager. Read it on Patreon.

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middel-gesculdru

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

middel-gesculdru, n.n: the part between the shoulders. (MID-dell-yeh-SHULL-druh / ˈmɪd-dɛl-jɛ-ˌʃʌl-drʌ)

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gealla

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

gealla, m.n: gall, bile, or any bitter substance; bitterness. (YEH-al-la / ˈjɛal-la)

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lāc

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

lāc, n/m/f.n: battle, struggle; a gift, present, grace, favour; a message (offering of words); medicine. (LAHK / ˈlaːk)

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beard

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

beard, m.n: beard. (BEH-ard / ˈbɛard)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man holding the grey beard of an older man in his left hand and chopping it off with a knife in his right hand; the older man looks rather perturbed.
Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1332-1350; British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 93v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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lāþ-bite

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

lāþ-bite, m.n: wound, literally ‘hostile bite’. (LAWTH-BIT-uh / ˈlaːθ-ˌbɪ-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of an amphisbaena, a winged two-headed serpent with two clawed feet; it has one head in the normal position and another at the end of its tail, and it is biting its own tail.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library MS. 24, f. 68v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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