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hyrde

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

hyrde, m.n: shepherd, herdsman; keeper, guardian. (HUER-duh / ˈhyr-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting on a hillock, playing his pipe and ringing a bell; his crook lies on the ground beside him; he is surrounded by a dog, seven sheep and three goats, and a harp leans against a tree.
Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-1254; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 25v. [themorgan.org]
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tiger

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

tiger, n: tiger. (TIH-gur / ˈtɪ-gər)

Medieval manuscript image of a speckled cat-like creature beside a tree, curled around and gazing into a circular mirror, in which it sees its reflection.
Harley Bestiary; SW England (Salisbury?), late 12th-early 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 3v. [bl.uk]
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heorþ-genēat

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

heorþ-genēat, m.n: hearth-companion, retainer. (HEH-orth-yeh-NAY-aht / ˈhɛɔrθ-jɛ-ˌneːat)

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munt

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

munt, m.n: hill, mountain. (MUNT / ˈmʌnt)

Medieval manuscript image of two finely clothed men following a large group of naked men to a rocky mountain.
Dante Alighieri’s Divina Commedia; S Italy (Naples), c. 1370; British Library, Add MS 19587, f. 63r. [bl.uk]
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fȳr

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

fȳr, n.n: fire. (FUER / ˈfyːr)

A badly damaged piece of medieval parchment attached to modern paper; what remains of the parchment has an illustration of a red-orange lion.
Otho-Corpus Gospels, badly damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731; N England (Northumbria), late 7th-early 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Otho C V, f. 27r. [bl.uk]
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lǣce-wyrt

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

lǣce-wyrt, f.n: ribwort plantain, a medicinal herb. (LATCH-eh-WUERT / ˈlæː-tʃɛ-ˌwyrt)

Medieval manuscript page with writing in Greek and an illustration of two flowering plants labeled in red ink.
De materia medica; Turkey (Istanbul), mid 10th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.652, f. 93v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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cū

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

cū, f.n: cow. (KOO / ˈkuː)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a brown cow; the cow licks the back of the calf in front of her.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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heofon

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon, m.n: heaven. (HEH-oh-von / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn)

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cēol

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of king and his men in a ship on a stormy, fish-filled sea; the prow is shaped like an animal head, and a two hairy faces in the sky blow air towards the ship.
John of Worcester’s Chronicle; England (Worcester), 1128-1140; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College MS 157, f. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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englisc

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

englisc, n.n: English, the English language. (ENG-glish / ˈɛŋ-glɪʃ)

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