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nīþ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

nīþ-draca, m.n: hate-dragon, a hostile or malicious dragon. (NEETH-DRAH-ka / ˈniːθ-ˌdra-ka)

St George in a Book of Hours. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1390-1400. British Library, Sloane 2683, f. 14v. [bl.uk]
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rōf

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

rōf, adj: valiant, stout, strong (used only in poetry). (ROAF / ˈroːf)

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saluwig-pād

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

saluwig-pād, adj: dark-cloaked, having dark plumage. (SA-luh-wi-PAWD / ˈsa-lʌ-wɪj-ˌpaːd)

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hwæl

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

hwæl, m.n: whale (also referring to any of various large marine mammals, including dolphins, porpoises, walruses, etc). (H’WAL / ˈhwæl)

Today’s word was chosen by goldgifa Taart. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Peraldus’s Theological Miscellany. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley 3244, f. 65r. [bl.uk]
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strǣl

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

strǣl, m/f.n: arrow, shaft, dart. (STRAL / ˈstræːl)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 147v. [bl.uk]

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earn

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

earn, m.n: eagle. (EH-arn / ˈɛarn)

Book of Durrow. Durrow Abbey, Ireland, or Northumbria, England, 650-675. Library of Trinity College Dublin, MS 57, f. 84v. [codex99.com]
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nīten

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

nīten, n.n: animal; cattle. (NEE-ten / ˈniː-tɛn)

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ilfette

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

ilfette, f.n: swan. (ILL-vet-tuh / ˈɪl-vɛt-tə)

Swan in the Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 49v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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seonu-wealt

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

seonu-wealt, adj: round, circular, spherical. (SEH-on-uh-WEH-alt / ˈsɛɔ-nʌ-ˌwɛalt)

Nicole Oresme’s Treaty of the Sphere. France (Paris), c. 1410. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Français 565, f. 1r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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smiþ

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

smiþ, m.n: smith, usually someone who works in metals or wood. (SMITH / ˈsmɪθ)

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A woman works at a forge in the Holkham Bible. SE England, c. 1327-1335. British Library, Add MS 47682, f. 31r. [bl.uk]
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