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sǣ-nett

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-nett, n.n: a net for fishing in the sea. (SAE-NET / ˈsæː-ˌnɛt)

Medieval manuscript image of a black, winged devil beside a body of water, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a fishing net in the other, inside of which are two fish and an eel.
Satan fishing in the Sea of the World, Le pèlerinage de la vie humaine; France, 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1038, f. 96v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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smolt

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

smolt, adj: serene, quiet, peaceful. (SMOLT / ˈsmɔlt)

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freoðu-weard

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

freoðu-weard, m.n: a guardian of peace. (FREH-oh-thuh-WEH-ard / ˈfrɛɔ-θʌ-ˌwɛard)

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þēoden-hold

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

þēoden-hold, adj: faithful to one’s lord. (THAY-oh-den-HOLD / ˈθeːɔ-dɛn-ˌhɔld)

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racent-tēah

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

racent-tēah, f.n: chain, fetter. (RA-chent-TAY-ah / ˈra-tʃɛnt-ˌteːax)

Medieval manuscript image of an haloed man holding a large key in one hand and a chain attached to the neck of a devil in a hell-mouth, in which a group of people is engulfed in flames; another haloed man makes a sign of blessing with his hand.
Apocalypse in German; Germany (Thuringia), c. 1350-1370; British Library, Add MS 15243, f. 34r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hlæder

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlæder, f.n: ladder, flight of steps. (HLADD-er / ˈhlæ-dɛr)

A man climbing a ladder in the margin of a medieval manuscript written in French.
Livre de leschiele Mahomet; England, early 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 537, f. 1r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ǣn-līpig

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣn-līpig, adj: each, every, singular, solitary. (ANN-LEE-pih / ˈæːn-ˌliː-pɪj)

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freoðian

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

freoðian, wk.v: to care for, maintain, cherish, protect, keep, observe. (FREH-oth-i-ahn / ˈfrɛɔ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus in her lap as she sits on the grassy terrain created within the oval formed by the bottom of the letter S.
Antiphonary; Italy (Lombardy), mid 15th century; Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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gyrn-wracu

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

gyrn-wracu, f.n: revenge or vengeance for an injury. (GUERN-WRAH-kuh / ˈgyrn-ˌwra-kʌ)

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dearnunga

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

dearnunga, adv: secretly, privately, clandestinely. (DEH-ar-nung-ga / ˈdɛar-nʌŋ-ga)

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