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fixen

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

fixen, f.n: vixen (female fox). (FICK-sen / ˈfɪk-sɛn)

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Medieval manuscript image of a fox playing dead to lure birds close enough to catch; young foxes wait for a meal in the holes below.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 16r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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fox

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

fox, m.n: fox. (FAWKS / ˈfɔks)

In the margin of a medieval manuscript a fox tries to reach a bird perched in a tree.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 116r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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ǣmtig

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣmtig, adj: empty, devoid of; bearing or having nothing; not engaged in any activity, at leisure; unmarried. (AM-tih / ˈæːm-tij)

Medieval manuscript page with writing in Middle English and a decorative floral border and initial; the upper half of the page is empty, looking as though an illustration was left out.
Canterbury Tales; England, 1450-1500; British Library, Harley MS 1758, f. 45v. [sites.nd.edu]
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buc

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

buc, m.n: buck, male deer, perhaps the roe deer specifically. (BUCK / ˈbʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of a long-legged stag leaping through the forest.
De natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 9r. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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ylp

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

ylp, m.n: elephant. (UELP / ˈylp)

Medieval manuscript written in Latin with an illustration of an elephant carrying a little castle on its back; the elephant, who looks shocked at its predicament, has a trunk so long that it drags on the ground.
Liber de natura rerum; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 59v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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crist

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

crist, m.n: Jesus Christ. (KRIST / ˈkrɪst)

Medieval manuscript image of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Apostle; Christ is suspended on a dark green cross, bleeding from the wound in his torso and wearing a green loincloth, a partially shrouded sun and a crescent moon above him.
A leaf from the Potocki Psalter; France (Paris), mid 13th century; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts 57.707. [collections.mfa.org]
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tægl

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

tægl, m.n: tail. (TA-yull / ˈtæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript page in Latin with the initial A made up of two long-tailed bipedal creatures with wings, one of whom wears a hood; the upper creature has a dog-like head and bites the wings of the other.
Biblia Porta; France, late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne, U 964, f. 175r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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domne

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

domne, m.n: lord or lady, referring to a person of high status. (DOM-nuh / ˈdɔm-nə)

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nǣdre

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

nǣdre, f.n: snake, serpent, adder, viper. (NADD-ruh / ˈnæː-drə)

Medieval manuscript image of an asp refusing to listen to a snake charmer’s incantations which are represented by a scroll with Latin words in the man’s hands.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 61r. [sites.nd.edu]
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strǣt

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

strǣt, f.n: street, road. (STRAT / ˈstræːt)

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