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andgit-fullīc

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

andgit-fullīc, adj: fully or clearly understood, intelligible. (AHND-yit-FULL-leech / ˈand-jɪt-ˌfʌl-liːt͡ʃ)

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bōc-hord

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōc-hord, n/m.n: library, repository for books. (BOAK-HORD / ˈboːk-ˌhɔrd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a man with a halo writing in a book, with a cabinet of books behind him.
Codex Amiatinus. England, c. 700. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Amiatino 1. [wikipedia.org]
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giwian

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

giwian, wk.v: to ask. (YIH-wih-yan / ˈjɪ-wɪ-an)

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æ-reafe

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

æ-reafe, adj: discovered, brought to light. (AE-REH-ah-vuh / ˈæ-ˌrɛa-və)

St Helena discovers the True Cross in the Dunois Hours. France (Paris), c. 1439-c. 1450. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 3, f. 184r. [bl.uk]

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mōd-geþanc

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

mōd-geþanc, m.n: mind, thoughts, thought. (MOAD-yeh-THONK / ˈmoːd-jɛ-ˌθank)

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ge-mimor

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-mimor, adj: existing in the memory or mind, known. (yeh-MIM-or / jɛ-ˈmɪ-mɔɹ)

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in-gemynd

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

in-gemynd, f.n: memory, mind, remembrance. (IN-yeh-MUND / ˈɪn-jɛ-ˌmɝnd)

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bōc-cynn

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōc-cynn, n.n: a kind of book. (BOAK-KUN / ˈboːk-ˌkɝn)

Lindau Gospels. Switzerland (Abbey of St Gall), c. 880. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M. 1. [themorgan.org]
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scol-mann

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

scol-mann, m.n: one who attends a school, a scholar; one who belongs to a band, a follower, client. (SHOL-mahn / ˈʃɔl-ˌman)

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ge-cȳðan

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-cȳðan, wk.v: to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announce, inform. (yeh-CUTH-ahn / jɛ-ˈkɝː-θan)

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