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ge-cynd

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-cynd, f/n.n: nature, kind, condition; gender. (yeh-KUEND / jɛ-ˈkynd)

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wulf

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

wulf, m.n: wolf. (WULF / ˈwʌlf)

Physiologus-Wolf
Miscellany. France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 14v. [bestiary.ca]

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þrimilce-mōnaþ

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

þrimilce-mōnaþ, m.n: May (three-milkings-month). (THRI-mill-chuh-MO-nath / ˈθrɪ-mɪl-tʃə-ˌmoː-naθ)

milking
Detail of a miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. England, S. (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, MS Harley 4751, fol. 23. From The British Library.

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rǣd

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

rǣd, m.n: counsel, advice; prudence, intelligence; plan, resolution; what is advisable, benefit, advantage. (RADD / ˈræːd)

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rȳung

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

rȳung, f.n: roaring, groaning, grunting. (RUE-ung / ˈryː-ʌŋ)

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un-sōfte

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

un-sōfte, adv: with difficulty, with trouble; not at ease, in discomfort, not gently. (UN-SOAF-tuh / ˈʌn-ˌsoːf-tə)

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blæc

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

blæc, adj/n: black, of dark hue; ink (especially black ink). (BLACK / ˈblæk)

Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Black Hours, c. 1475
Book of Hours, Bruges (Belgium), c. 1480. Morgan Library, MS M.493, folios 18v and 19r. The Black Hours, one of a very few manuscripts on vellum that is dyed black. Source: Morgan Library.

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gylden

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

gylden, adj: golden. (YUEL-den / ˈjyl-dɛn)

Evangéliaire. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 9453, fol. 45v. Source: gallica.bnf.fr.
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irþling

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

irþling, m.n: ploughman, farmer. (IRTH-ling / ˈɪɾθ-lɪŋ)

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tam

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

tam, adj: tame, the opposite of wild. (TAHM / ˈtam)

tame
From the British Library Asian and African Studies blog: King Solomon, famed for his justice and wisdom, is seated on a throne with animals at his feet (most likely hinting at his ability to converse with the animal kingdom). Coburg, Germany, c. 1396. British Library, Add MS 19776, f. 54v.
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