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wiþ-sacan

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

wiþ-sacan, str.v: to say no to a request, to refuse permission; to refuse, reject, decline. (with-SA-kahn / wɪθ-ˈsa-can)

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wordlian

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

wordlian, wk.v: to talk, discourse. (WORD-li-ahn / ˈwɔrd-lɪ-an)

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frāsung

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

frāsung, f.n: an asking, inquiring, tempting, temptation. (FRAH-zung / ˈfra-zʌŋ)

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maðelere

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

maðelere, m.n: one who speaks or harangues. (MA-thuh-leh-ruh / ˈma-θə-lɛ-rə)

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dumb

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

dumb, adj: mute, unable to speak. (DUMB / ˈdʌmb)

Medieval manuscript page with two columns of hands making various gestures; a column of Latin text is in between them.
Reckoning gestures in computus collection; Italy (Piacenza?), 1018-1032; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M/925, f. 38r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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sprecan

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

sprecan, str.v: to speak. (SPREH-kahn / ˈsprɛ-kan)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man with grey hair and beard preaching from a pulpit to a seated congregation of men.
St Patrick, La Legende des Sains; France (Paris), c. 1325-1350; Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 185, f. 186v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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laðian

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

laðian, wk.v: to invite, call, call upon. (LA-thi-ahn / ˈla-θɪ-an)

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eft-spellung

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Hana Videen

eft-spellung, f.n: a recapitulation. (EFT-SPELL-lung / ˈɛft-ˌspɛl-lʌŋ)

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stefn

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

stefn, f.n: voice. (STEH-vun / ˈstɛ-vən)

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stæf-rǣw

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

stæf-rǣw, f.n: a letter-row, an alphabet. (STAFF-RAEW / ˈstæf-ˌræːw)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed woman holding her cloak out around a small girl who holds a hornbook.
St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read from a hornbook; England, 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 231, f. 3r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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