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pipor

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

pipor, m.n: pepper. (PIP-or / ˈpɪ-pɔr)

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grytt

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

grytt, n.n: dust. (GRUET / ˈgryt)

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ge-flit

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-flit, n.n: contention, discord; dispute, quarrel or altercation; separation (resulting from conflict). (yeh-VLIT / jɛ-ˈvlɪt)

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hergung

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

hergung, f.n: plundering, pillaging, looting, ravaging. (HER-gung / ˈhɛr-gʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed blue wolf sneaking past some plants to where six sheep sit unawares.
A wolf sneaking up on some sheep in a bestiary; England (York), 1200-1215; Oxford, St John’s College Library, MS 61, f. 21r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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nīþ

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

nīþ, m.n: hatred, enmity, rancor, spite, malice. (NEETH / ˈniːθ)

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manu

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

manu, f.n: mane. (MA-nuh / ˈma-nʌ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a horse drinking from a stream.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 61v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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here-strǣt

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

here-strǣt, f.n: battle-street, military road. (HEH-ruh-STRAT / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌstræːt)

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yrfe

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

yrfe, n.n: cattle. (UER-vuh / ˈyr-və)

Medieval manuscript image of two cows and a bull; the bull inexplicably seems to be breathing fire.
Bestiary from a didactic miscellany; England, 1220-1240; Cambridge University Library, Kk.4.25, f. 58r. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]
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weald

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

weald, m.n: high land covered with woods, forest. (WEH-ald / ˈwɛald)

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grislīc

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

grislīc, adj: grim, horrible; inspiring terror, horror or awe. (GRIZZ-leech / ˈgrɪz-liːtʃ)

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