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smēagan

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

smēagan, wk.v: to consider, ponder, examine, search, seek an opportunity. (SMAY-ah-gahn / ˈsmeːa-gan)

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foxunga

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

foxunga, pl.n: foxlike wiles, tricks. (FAWK-sung-ga / ˈfɔk-sʌŋ-ga)

Marginal illustration in a medieval manuscript of a fox disguised in human clothing approaching a hare.
Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 89r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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fæþm

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæþm, m/f.n: bosom, embrace; grasp, clutch, possession; fathom (a unit of measurement). (FATH-um / ˈfæ-θəm)

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ford

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ford, m.n: ford; a shallow place, natural or artificial, across a stream, river or other water, by which a crossing can be made. (FORD / ˈfɔrd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman standing on a grassy bank holding a child beside a river, in which floats a boat holding a man and child.
Smithfield Decretals; France, illuminated in England (London?), c. 1340; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 122v. [thijsporck.com]
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seonuwealtian

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

seonuwealtian, wk.v: to reel, not stand firmly. (SEH-on-uh-WEH-all-ti-ahn / ˈsɛɔ-nʌ-ˌwɛal-tɪ-an)

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mǣden

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣden, n.n: virgin, maiden. (MADD-en / ˈmæː-dɛn)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an angel standing before a woman seated in a fancy a domed structure with a book in her right hand.
The Annunciation in the Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England, 10th century; British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 5v. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]
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un-gelēaful

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-gelēaful, adj: unbelieving, incredulous. (UN-yeh-LAY-ah-vull / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌleːa-vʌl)

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trum

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

trum, adj: strong, firm, sound. (TRUM / ˈtrʌm)

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witan

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

witan, str.v: to know, be aware. (WIT-ahn / ˈwɪ-tan)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fruit tree entwined by a serpent with fruit in its jaws, flanked by Adam with left hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth, and Eve with right hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth and holding two fruits in left arm.
Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux; France (Arras), 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.730, f. 10r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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nytan

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

nytan, v: to not know. (NUE-tahn / ˈny-tan)

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