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for-swelgan

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

for-swelgan, str.v: to swallow (something/someone) entirely, devour (something/someone) utterly. (for-SWELL-gahn / fɔr-ˈswɛl-gan)

Medieval manuscript marginalia depicting a hooded man holding the midsection of a winged dragon while swallowing its head; a bird pecks its breast and a squirrel eats a nut nearby.
Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 71v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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spor

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

spor, n.n: track, trace; mark left by anything. (SPOR / ˈspɔr)

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lox

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

lox, m.n: lynx. (LOCKS / ˈlɔks)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a long, spotted cat-like creature.
Lynx in a bestiary; England, c. 1170; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 3v. [bestiary.ca]
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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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