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ge-scēad

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-scēad, n.n: reason, discretion. (yeh-SHAY-odd / jɛ-ˈʃeːad)

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gǣst

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

gǣst, m.n: spirit. (GAST / ˈgæːst)

Medieval manuscript image of a dove, cross-nimbed, wings outspread, descending from the clouds towards the Virgin Mary in prayer, surrounded by saints.
The Dove of the Holy Ghost in a Book of Hours; France (Saint-Omer), between 1320 and 1329; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.754, f. 1r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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gæst

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

gæst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (GAST / ˈgæst)

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geap

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

geap, adj: crooked; deceitful, crafty, cunning. (YEH-op / ˈjɛap)

Medieval manuscript image of a fox wearing a bishop’s mitre and carrying a crozier, addressing a group of various birds gathered before him.
Smithfield Decretals; Toulouse, c. 1300, with illuminations added in London c. 1340; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 49v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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fola

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

fola, m.n: young animal (mainly equine but also the young of camels and elephants). (FOLL-ah / ˈfɔ-la)

Medieval manuscript image of two adult elephants facing one another, one of which stands in water with a baby elephant.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 167, f. 10r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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hwelp

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwelp, m.n: cub of a lion or bear; a young dog. (H’WELP / ˈhwɛlp)

Medieval manuscript image of a pair of male lions gently licking three lion cubs.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 8r. [blogs.getty.edu]
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forht-mōd

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

forht-mōd, adj: timid in spirit, afraid. (FOR’HT-MOAD / ˈfɔrxt-ˌmoːd)

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cop

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

cop, m.n: top, summit. (KOP / ˈkɔp)

Medieval manuscript image of three men, one of them with a halo, approaching a mountain with a group of naked people trapped inside.
Divine Comedy; Naples, c. 1370; British Library, Add MS 19587, f. 63r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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hwilpa

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwilpa, m.n: bird, probably a curlew. (H’WILL-pa / ˈhwɪl-pa)

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horn

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

horn, f.n: horn, antler. (HORN / ˈhɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a horse-like creature with a long, slightly curved horn.
Monocerus from the Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 15r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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