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be-hēafdung

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man being beheaded by a man with a sword; the head and drops of blood fall to the ground, while a man with an axe looks on and a hand bearing a dove reaches down from the sky.
Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]
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feoh-strang

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

feoh-strang, adj: rich (money-strong). (FEH-oh-STRONG / ˈfɛɔx-ˌstraŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a smith hammering a gold bar; surrounding him are a chest, sacks and heaps of gold coins.
Headpiece from a register of creditors of a Bolognese lending society; Italy (Bologna), 1394-95; The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1056v. [themorgan.org]
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wēsten-setla

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

wēsten-setla, m.n: wilderness-dweller, hermit, anchorite. (WAY-sten-SET-la / ˈweː-stɛn-ˌsɛt-la)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bringing a letter to a black-robed hermit in a cave; a tree and the hermit’s food vessels are nearby.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 136r. [bl.uk]
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blōd

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōd, n.n: blood. (BLOAD / ˈbloːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pelican pecking her breast so that blood pours out; two of her young feed on the droplets.
Franco-Flemish bestiary; France (formerly Flanders),1278-1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 4, f. 75. [getty.edu]
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wilde

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

wilde, adj: wild, not tamed. (WILL-duh / ˈwɪl-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a doe and a stag between two trees; in one tree is a squirrel and in the other is a rather comically large bird.
Howard Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1308-40; British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 14r. [bl.uk]
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cyre

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

cyre, m.n: choice, preference; free choice, free will. (KUE-ruh / ˈky-rə)

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þel-fæsten

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

þel-fæsten, n.n: plank-fortress (Noah’s ark). (THELL-FAST-en / ˈθɛl-ˌfæs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of Noah’s ark crammed full of animals; a blue dove perches outside with a branch in its beak, and in the waters below human corpses float among the fish.
Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile; France, c. 1225-1250; Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms 1186, f. 13v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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mōr-berige

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōr-berige, f.n: mulberry. (MOR-BEH-ri-yuh / ˈmoːr-ˌbɛ-rɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a mulberry tree.
Nuzhatnama-yi ala’i (Book of Council); Iran, 1300s; Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, F1937.28. [asia.si.edu]
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mōnaþ-gecynd

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-gecynd, f.n: menstruation, period. (MO-nath-yeh-KUEND / ˈmoː-naθ-jɛ-ˌkynd)

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wæter-brōga

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-brōga, m.n: water-terror, terror of the deep. (WAT-er-BRO-ga / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a frightening-looking fish with a saw-like horn protruding from its head, sharp teeth in its mouth, and a large fan-like fin along its back.
Swordfish in a bestiary; N France (Picardy), early 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson 19, f. 48r. [bl.uk]
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