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heofon-hwealf

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

heofon-hwealf, f.n: vault of heaven. (HEH-o-von-HWEH-alf / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhwɛalf)

Medieval manuscript image of a stag, a unicorn and a bear gazing up at the starry sky; a camel and three cows rest and graze on the grass around them.
Rohan Hours; Angers, c. 1430-1435; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 9471, f. 109v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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nabban

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

nabban, wk.v: not to have, to be without. (NAH-bahn / ˈnab-ban)

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habban

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

habban, wk.v: to have, possess, hold, keep. (HA-bahn / ˈhab-ban)

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ge-spēdsumian

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-spēdsumian, wk.v: to prosper, succeed. (yeh-SPADE-zum-i-ahn / jɛ-ˈspeːd-zʌ-mɪ-an)

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sam-winnende

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

sam-winnende, adj: struggling together. (SAHM-WIN-nen-duh / ˈsam-ˌwɪn-nɛn-də)

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þyldig

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

þyldig, adj: patient. (THUEL-dih / ˈθyl-dɪj)

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lēod-þēaw

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

lēod-þēaw, m.n: custom of a people or country. (LAY-odd-THAY-aw / ˈleːɔd-ˌθeːa)

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hāwian

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

hāwian, wk.v: to view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect. (HA-wi-ahn / ˈhaː-wɪ-an)

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ge-cūþlǣcan

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-cūþlǣcan, wk.v: to make friends with, attach oneself to. (yeh-KOOTH-LATCH-ahn / jɛ-ˈkuːθ-ˌlæː-tʃan)

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cylin

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

cylin, f.n: kiln. (KUE-lin / ˈky-lɪn)

Medieval manuscript image of a toothy, long-horned demon poking a pitchfork into a two-level kiln in which the heads of people are visible, burning in red flames.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 1450-1470; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 82v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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