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mōd-bysgung

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

mōd-bysgung, f.n: anxiety of mind. (MOAD-BUZZ-gung / ˈmoːd-ˌbɝz-gʌŋ)

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The Breviary of Renaud de Bar (14th century). Verdun Bibliotheque municipale MMS 107, f. 137v.
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ēad-nes

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēad-nes, f.n: happiness, prosperity. (AY-ahd-ness / ˈeːad-nɛs)

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wōden-drēam

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

wōden-drēam, m.n: madness, fury (lit. Woden-joy, Odin-joy). (WO-dun-DRAY-ahm / ˈwoː-dən-ˌdɹeːam)

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ellor-fūs

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

ellor-fūs, adj: desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart. (EL-lor-FOOS / ˈɛl-lɔɹ-ˌfuːs)

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irre-mōd

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

irre-mōd, adj: of angry mood, angry-minded. (IR-ruh-MOAD / ˈɪɹ-ɹə-ˌmoːd)

leucrota
Leucrota, offspring of a hyena and a lioness. Easily recognisable by the mouth that stretches ear to ear. Find out more at The Medieval Bestiary. (Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4°, fol. 14v)
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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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