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attor

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

attor, n.n: venom, poison. (AHT-tor / ˈat-tɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of monks looking on as one of their number proffers a chalice to a king on bended knee.
A monk proffers a poisoned chalice to King John of England; England, late 13th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII, f. 5v. [yvonneseale.org]
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ār-lēas

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

ār-lēas, adj: impious, wicked; dishonourable, shameful. (AR-LAY-ahs / ˈaːr-ˌleːas)

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fiþer-fōte

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

fiþer-fōte, adj: four-footed. (FITH-er-FOAT-uh / ˈfɪ-θɛr-ˌfoː-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of goats, cattle, long-horned sheep and camels.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 48v. [thijsporck.com]
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spyrian

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

spyrian, wk.v: to track; to make a track; to inquire, investigate, search after, seek to attain. (SPUE-ri-ahn / ˈspy-rɪ-an)

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ōfer

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

ōfer, m.n: edge, border, margin; land that borders water, a bank or shore. (OH-ver / ˈoː-vɛr)

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cǣg

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

cǣg, f.n: key. (KAG / ˈkæːg)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with a gold crown and wings sticking a giant key into the chest of a young man.
Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), 14th century; British Library, Add MS 42133, f. 15r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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sǣ-fisca cynn

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-fisca cynn, n: sea-fish-kind, any creature that lives in the sea. (SAE-FISK-ah KUEN / ˈsæː-ˌfɪ-ska ˈkyn)

Medieval manuscript image of a variety of fish against a gold background, including long eel-like creatures, one with horns like a goat, one that resembles a horse and another a dragon.
Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough?), early 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 86r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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nicor-hūs

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

nicor-hūs, n.n: home of a nicor (water-monster). (NICK-or-HOOS / ˈnɪ-kɔr-ˌhuːs)

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mearh

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearh, n.n: marrow. (MEH-ar’h / ˈmɛarx)

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mearh

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearh, m.n: horse. (MEH-ar’h / ˈmɛarx)

Medieval manuscript image of a blueish horse with golden bridle and hooves kicking at a man behind it, who defends himself with a shield.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 63v. [bestiary.ca]
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