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rǣsan

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

rǣsan, wk.v: to rush, move violently or impetuously. (RAZ-ahn / ˈræː-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of a fierce-looking, four-legged hairy beast with long ears running on hoofed feet, baring its teeth.
A falena in Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 57v. [galerij.kb.nl]
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stēda

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

stēda, m.n: stallion (mainly equine but also used for a male camel). (STAY-da / ˈsteː-da)

Medieval manuscript image of a line-up of camels; the one on the far left bears a man with a spear.
Old English Hexateuch; England, 11th century; British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV, f. 39r. [caitlingreen.org]
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hȳra

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

hȳra, m.n: hireling, one who works for pay, a hired servant. (HUE-rah / ˈhyː-ra)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a female servant arranging her mistress’s hair who has a comb in her lap and holds a long plait; the servant holds a mirror in one hand as she works.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 63r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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mere-fisc

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

mere-fisc, m.n: sea-fish. (MEH-ruh-FISH / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two fish facing away from each other, their bodies mostly vertical but with their tails inclined closer together; a triangle-shaped block of text separates them.
Fish depicted in a 13th-century grammar text; Worcester Cathedral Library, F99, f. 71v. [worcestercathedrallibrary.wordpress.com]
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tord

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

tord, n.n: turd, dung. (TORD / ˈtɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature resembling a horse with jagged antlers excreting four balls of dung.
Bonnacon (illustrations of these critters never get old) from Der Naturen Bloeme; NW Flanders, c. 1287; Lippische Landesbibliothek, Ms. 70, f. 181r. [bestiary.ca]
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swelce

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

swelce, adv: as, like. (SWELL-chuh / ˈswɛl-tʃə)

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grāp

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

grāp, f.n: grasp, grip. (GRAWP / ˈgraːp)

A historiated initial in a medieval manuscript depicting a nun raising her right hand before her and gripping a Latin text band that curves around her in her left hand.
“Guda, a sinner, wrote and painted this book”, a self-portrait of the illuminator in a homiliary; Germany, 12th century; Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt, Ms. Barth. 42, f. 110v. [wikipedia.org]
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weþer

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

weþer, m.n: ram. (WEH-ther / ˈwɛ-θɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue ram with curly horns.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 21r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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wulf-heort

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

wulf-heort, adj: wolf-hearted, cruel. (WULF-HEH-ort / ˈwʌlf-ˌhɛɔrt)

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sinc-fæt

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

sinc-fæt, n.n: costly vessel, vessel of gold or of silver. (SINK-VAT / ˈsɪnk-ˌvæt)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three kings, each holding a shiny gold vessel.
One of eight painted miniatures of scenes from the infancy of Christ; possibly Netherlands or France, c. 1200; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A VII/1, f. 9r. [iiif.biblissima.fr]
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