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hyrd-rǣden

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

hyrd-rǣden, n: guardianship, care, keeping. (HUERD-RADD-en / ˈhyrd-ˌræː-dɛn)

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pard

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

pard, n: leopard or panther. (PARD / ˈpard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a spotted leopard running, a rather goofy and un-catlike expression on its face.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3630, f. 75v. [bestiary.ca]
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genēat

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

genēat, m.n: companion, associate, vassal. (yeh-NAY-aht / jɛ-ˈneːat)

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fyrn

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fyrn, adj: long ago, ancient. (FUERN / ˈfyrn)

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foran-hēafod

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

foran-hēafod, n.n: forehead. (FOR-on-HAY-ah-vod / ˈfɔ-ran-ˌheːa-vɔd)

Part of an inhabited initial in a medieval manuscript, with a dragon-like creature in the central knotwork and intricately decorated vertical bars topped with human faces wearing neutral expressions, decorative swirls adorning their foreheads.
Barberini Gospels; Hiberno-Saxon, late 8th century; Biblioteca Apostolica, Barberini Lat. 570, f. 51r. [digi.vatlib.it]
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micel

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

micel, adj: great in size, in quantity, or in a metaphorical sense. (MIH-chell / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed elephant with incredibly long tusks and trunk carrying a castle on its back.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 59v. [bestiary.ca]
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hungrig

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hungrig, adj: hungry, famished. (HUNG-grih / ˈhʌŋ-grɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of two goats, one nibbling leaves from a tree, he other climbing down a mountain and sniffing the ground.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 42v. [bestiary.ca]

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hamer

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

hamer, m.n: hammer. (HA-mer / ˈha-mɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting on a bench, raising a hammer with her right hand, holding with her left hand an arm on the anvil; a fire burns in an architectural niche.
Roman de la Rose, Nature at her Forge; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 106v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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hilde-pīl

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

hilde-pīl, m.n: battle-dart. (HILL-duh-PEEL / ˈhɪl-də-ˌpiːl)

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searu-gim

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

searu-gim, m.n: curious gem, precious stone. (SEH-ah-ruh-YIM / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌjɪm)

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