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wrǣt

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

wrǣt, f.n: work of art, a jewel or ornament. (WRAT / ˈwræːt)

A gold circular object that has a projecting gold cylinder with a hole at the end; the circular part is decorated with gold filigree and a blue, green and white enamel cloisonné design.
Minster Lovell Jewel; England, late 9th century; Ashmolean Museum. [poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk]
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dēaw

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

dēaw, m.n: dew. (DAY-aw / ˈdeːaw)

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clȳwen

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

clȳwen, n.n: ball, clew; (specifically) ball of thread or yarn. (KLUE-wen / ˈklyː-wɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman raising a distaff in her left hand above her head, eyes cast downward upon a pleading man she is about to strike.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 60r. [bl.uk]
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gealla

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

gealla, m.n: gall, bile, or any bitter substance; bitterness. (YEH-al-la / ˈjɛal-la)

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dūn

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

dūn, f.n: mountain, hill. (DOON / ˈduːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed and tonsured monk with left wrist grasped by right hand of a nimbed angel, whose left hand is extended toward a mountain on which are two crenellated and towered buildings.
Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 120v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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lāc

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

lāc, n/m/f.n: battle, struggle; a gift, present, grace, favour; a message (offering of words); medicine. (LAHK / ˈlaːk)

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beard

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

beard, m.n: beard. (BEH-ard / ˈbɛard)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man holding the grey beard of an older man in his left hand and chopping it off with a knife in his right hand; the older man looks rather perturbed.
Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1332-1350; British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 93v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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beorht

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

beorht, adj: bright, clear, lucid. (BEH-orh’t / ˈbɛɔrxt)

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ge-sprec

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-sprec, n.n: the power of speech. (yeh-SPRETCH / jɛ-ˈsprɛtʃ)

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basilisca

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

basilisca, m.n: basilisk. (BA-zih-liss-ka / ˈba-zɪ-lis-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a basilisk — a serpentine creature with bird’s wings and talons wearing a crown — with three lesser snakes paying homage.
Bestiary; England, 1226-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, f. 93v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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