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drēorig

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

drēorig, adj: suffering from or causing anguish, grief, horror or misery. (DRAY-oh-rih / ˈdreːɔ-rɪj)

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rest

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Hana Videen

rest, f.n: rest, repose, sleep; bed, couch; a place of rest. (REST / ˈrɛst)

Medieval manuscript image of five people sleeping on the side of a hill with trees, grass and flowers.
Sherborne Missal; England, early 15th century; British Library, Add MS 74236, p. 66. [iiif.bl.uk]
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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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wīsdōm

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

wīsdōm, m.n: wisdom, knowledge, learning, philosophy. (WEEZ-doam / ˈwiːz-doːm)

Medieval manuscript image of a prison in which a man writes in a codex, resting his left hand on his chin as if in thought; a woman sits and observes, gesturing with her hands.
Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy; Austria (Salzburg), c. 1000; Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 15825, f. 1v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]
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hege

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

hege, m.n: hedge, fence; boundary wall. (HEH-yuh / ˈhɛ-jə)

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hēafod

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hēafod, n.n: head. (HAY-ah-vod / ˈheːa-vɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature with a bird body and legs and an enormous human female head.
Catoblepas (a beast famous for its heavy head) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Netherlands, 14th century; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 13440, f. 4r. [viewer.onb.ac.at]
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lēod-hata

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

lēod-hata, m.n: tyrant (people-hater). (LAY-od-HA-ta / ˈleːɔd-ˌha-ta)

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grund

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of rain pouring down and deep water filled with the corpses of humans and animals that go all the way down to the ground.
Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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hrēol

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

hrēol, n: reel, spool. (H’RAY-ol / ˈhreːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman spinning using a freestanding distaff; her cat has pounced on her twirling spindle.
The Maastricht Hours; Liège, 14th century; British Library, Stowe 17, f. 34r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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rēafigende

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

rēafigende, adj: ravening, rapacious. (RAY-ah-vi-en-duh / ˈreːa-vɪ-jɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a spider with way too many legs in the centre of its web in which two flies are trapped.
Compendium Salernitanum; N Italy (Venice?), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.873, f. 87v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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