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prūt

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

prūt, adj: proud, arrogant. (PROOT / ˈpɹuːt)

pride
British Library, Yates Thompson MS 3, f. 159r. Detail of a miniature of a man with a sword riding a lion, as a personification of Pride (Orgueil), and a woman with a sword, riding a wolf, as a personification of Envy (Envie). The Penitential Psalms in The Dunois Hours, France (Paris), c. 1339 – c. 1450.
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brēost-cearu

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

brēost-cearu, f.n: the care of the heart, anxiety, grief, sorrow. (BRAY-ost-CHEH-ah-ruh / ˈbɹeːɔst-ˌtʃɛa-ɹʌ)

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tō-hyht

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

tō-hyht, m.n: hope, confidence, trust, glad expectation. (TOH-HUH’HT / ˈtoː-ˌhɝht)

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gyte-sǣl

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

gyte-sǣl, m.n: joy at the pouring out of wine. (YUH-tuh-SAEL / ˈjɝ-tə-ˌsæːl)

Women drinking, Watriquet de Couvin (1325).
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hlēor-sceamu

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlēor-sceamu, f.n: shame or confusion of face, literally ‘cheek-shame’. (HLAY-or-SHEH-ah-muh / ˈhleːɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-mʌ)

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ge-þyld

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-þyld, f.n: patience, resignation. (yeh-THUELD / jɛ-ˈθyld)

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on-drǣdan

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

on-drǣdan, str.v: to dread, fear. (on-DRAE-dahn / ɔn-ˈdɹæː-dan)

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þrowung

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

þrowung, f.n: passion, strong feeling. (THRO-wung / ˈθɹɔ-wʌŋ)

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æfstig

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

æfstig, adj: envious. (AFF-stee / ˈæf-stɪj)

envy
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose. Paris, ca. 1353. Bibliothèque de Genève, Français 178, fol. 3r. From e-codices.
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carlēas-nes

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

carlēas-nes, f.n: freedom from care, security. (KAR-lay-ahs-nuss / ˈkaɹ-leːas-nəs)

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