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un-clǣne

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-clǣne, adj: unclean, impure. (UN-KLAN-uh / ˈʌn-ˌklæː-nə)

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healf

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

healf, adj: half. (HEH-alf / ˈhɛalf)

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ge-win

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-win, n.n: tumult, hostility, strife. (yeh-WIN / jɛ-ˈwɪn)

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or-mǣte

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

or-mǣte, adj: immense. (OR-MAT-uh / ˈɔr-ˌmæː-tə)

A fairly accurate drawing of an elephant in a medieval manuscript, only its tail is far too long.
Physiologus; France, c. 1240; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 101, f. 195v. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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sīþ

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

sīþ, m/n.n: journey, voyage. (SEETH / ˈsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three men on a double-masted ship, sailing above a large fish with an open mouth and five dorsal fins.
Bestiaire d’Amour; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 18r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ege

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Hana Videen

ege, m.n: fear, terror, dread; awe, respectful fear, reverence. (EH-yuh / ˈɛ-jə)

Poorly drawn medieval illustration of three sailors in a boat, their eyes wide in terror and hands clasped in prayer, and a siren with a woman’s head and arms and a fish tail and a mysterious forked limb protruding from its back.
Siren and sailors in Physiologus; Germany/Bavaria, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 10448, f. 119r. [mandragore.bnf.fr]
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innoþ

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

innoþ, m.n: the inner part of the body, innards (stomach, womb, bowels, etc.). (IN-noth / ˈɪn-nɔθ)

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swǣtan

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

swǣtan, wk.v: to sweat. (SWAE-tahn / ˈswæː-tan)

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slincan

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Hana Videen

slincan, str.v: to crawl; to slink away. (SLINK-ahn / ˈslɪn-kan)

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Medieval illustration of a dragon-like creature pokes its red head and grey foot out of a rock; its stripy grey tail emerges from the opposite side.
Bestiaire of Pierre de Beauvais; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-3516, f. 205r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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nīþ-sceaða

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

nīþ-sceaða, m.n: malignant foe. (NEETH-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈniːθ-ˌʃɛa-θa)

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