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seolh-bæþ

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

seolh-bæþ, n.n: seal-bath, a kenning for the sea. (SEH-ol’h-BATH / ˈsɛɔlx-ˌbæθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a swimming hairy fish-creature with the head of a calf.
Seal in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 120r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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un-āræfnedlīc

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-āræfnedlīc, adj: intolerable, impossible to bear. (UN-ah-RAV-ned-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌræv-nɛd-liːtʃ)

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reordian

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

reordian, wk.v: to speak, say. (REH-or-di-ahn / ˈrɛɔr-di-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man carrying a young child on his back and walking with three other children; three of the children have writing connected to their mouths with a line like speech bubbles.
Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea; England, c. 1300; British Library, Stowe MS 49, f. 122r. [medievalbooks.nl]
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renge

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

renge, f.n: spider. (RENG-guh / ˈrɛŋ-gə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a spider with eight hairy, wavy legs ending in pincers, waiting beside an ant hill crawling with ants.
De animalibus; France (Paris), mid 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 16169, f. 331v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hilde-swāt

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

hilde-swāt, m.n: hostile vapour (battle-sweat). (HILL-duh-SWAHT / ˈhɪl-də-ˌswaːt)

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fūlnes

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fūlnes, f.n: foulness, stench. (FOOL-ness / ˈfuːl-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a bull-like beast with a somewhat embarrassed expression on its face expelling a green vapour from its rear towards two hunters who cover their noses.
Bonnacon in De Natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 8r. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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un-ārīmed

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-ārīmed, adj: unnumbered, countless. (UN-ah-REE-med / ˈʌn-aː-ˌriː-mɛd)

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hǣþ

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

hǣþ, f.n: heath; open, uncultivated ground. (HATH / ˈhæːθ)

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fȳrene

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

fȳrene, adj: fiery, flaming with fire, fireproducing. (FUE-reh-nuh / ˈfyː-rɛ-nə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fire-breathing dragon; it has no neck, a hairy face, and two wings that taper off into two feet.
Livre des propriétés des choses; France (Toulouse), c. 1350; Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1029, f. 248r. [bestiary.ca]

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hin-sīþ

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hin-sīþ, m.n: departure (journey hence), death. (HIN-SEETH / ˈhɪn-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ’s crucifixion; one soldier pierces Christ’s side with a spear, while another lifts a sponge on a stick to his mouth.
Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 13r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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