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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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stefn

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

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

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sang

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

sang, m.n: song. (SAHNG / ˈsaŋ)

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wērig

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

wērig, adj: weary. (WAY-rih / ˈweː-rɪj)

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healf-hundisc

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

healf-hundisc, adj: half-canine. (HEH-alf-HUN-dish / ˈhɛalf-ˌhʌn-dɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript initial C decorated with a cynocephalus (dog-headed man).
Expositio in psalmos; N Italy, first half of 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.51, f. 23v. [sites.nd.edu]
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wrāþ

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

wrāþ, adj: angry, wrathful, incensed. (WRAWTH / ˈwraːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an angry-looking deer head on a large fish’s body swallowing a fish.
Sea-stag from the Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 113r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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sōfte

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

sōfte, adv: softly, without disturbance; at ease, without trouble; gently; without discord; easily, without opposition. (SOAF-tuh / ˈsoːf-tə)

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