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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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cwic-sūsl

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

cwic-sūsl, f/n.n: living torment, eternal punishment; hell. (KWITCH-soo-zull / ˈkwɪtʃ-ˌsuː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of people being tormented in hell, including two people being eaten by the two heads of a long-necked creature and a woman having her hair combed by a demon while other demons hang off of her playing musical instruments.
Apocalypse; Belgium, c. 1313; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 13096, f. 86v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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heoru-drēor

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

heoru-drēor, m.n: blood, gore (caused by a battle). (HEH-or-ruh-DRAY-or / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌdreːɔr)

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egeslic

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

egeslic, adj: terrible, dreadful, frightening, terrifying. (EH-yez-litch / ˈɛ-jɛz-lɪtʃ)

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dēaþ

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

dēaþ, m.n: death. (DAY-ath / ˈdeːaθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a skull walking on two feet and wearing a black bishop’s mitre.
Hours of Saint-Omer; France, c. 1320; British Library, Add 36684, f. 84v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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sum

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

sum, adj: some, one of many, certain (as in ‘a certain book’). (sum / sʌm)

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hwistlung

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

hwistlung, f.n: hissing, whistling. (H’WIST-lung / ˈhwɪst-lʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a long green snake slithering through an opening in a rock.
Snake shedding its skin; N France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 11207, f. 34r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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fōstor-cild

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

fōstor-cild, n.n: foster-child. (FOH-stor-CHILLD / ˈfoː-stɔr-ˌtʃɪld)

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