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lof-georn

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

lof-georn, adj: desirous of praise; (in good sense) eager to deserve praise; (in a bad sense) ostentatious, boastful. (LOV-YEH-orn / ˈlɔv-ˌjɛɔrn)

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brēost-sefa

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

brēost-sefa, m.n: heart, mind, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-SEV-ah)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Romance of Alexander in French verse, with illuminations by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise & his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 59r. [image.ox.ac.uk]
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bryne-tēar

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

bryne-tēar, m.n: a burning tear. (BRUN-eh-TAY-ar)

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hleahtor

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

hleahtor, m.n: laughter. (HLEH-ah-tor / ˈhlɛax-tɔr)

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edwīt-scype

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

edwīt-scype, m.n: cowardice. (ED-weet-SHUP-eh)

A lion cowers before a cockerel in a 13th-century bestiary produced in York. Oxford, St John’s College, MS 61. [sjc.ox.ac.uk]
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rōt

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

rōt, adj: glad, cheerful. (ROAT / ˈroːt)

St Omer Book of Hours. France, c. 1320. British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 3v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hrēoh

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

hrēoh, adj: rough, fierce, savage, rough (of the weather, the sea, etc.); stormy, tempestuous, disturbed (of the mind). (HRAY-oh)

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ēad-hrēðig

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

ēad-hrēðig, adj: happy, blessed. (AY-odd-HRAY-thee)

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gram

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

gram, adj: angry, wrathful; hostile, fierce. (GROM / ˈgram)

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rēonig-mōd

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

rēonig-mōd, adj: sad at heart, weary. (RAY-on-ee-MODE)

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