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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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ge-price

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-price, n: a point or comma. (yeh-PRITCH-uh / jɛ-ˈprɪ-tʃə)

Old English writing in a medieval manuscript; some words have a dot in between them, with the same placement as a modern-day full stop or period or slightly higher up (level with the centre of a lowercase n, for instance).
Junius Manuscript; England, 1000; Bodleian Library, MS. Junius 11, p. 2. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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heaþor

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

heaþor, n: restraint, confinement. (HEH-ah-thor / ˈhɛa-θɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a rat trap with a long, rather skinny rat inside.
Rat, Bestiaire d’amour rimé; France (Paris), 13th-14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 15r. [bestiary.ca]

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here-beorgian

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

here-beorgian, wk.v: to harbour, shelter, provide lodging for (someone); also figurative. (HEH-reh-BEH-org-i-ahn / ˈhɛ-rɛ-ˌbɛɔr-gi-an)

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cym-līce

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

cym-līce, adv: conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly. (KUEM-lee-chuh / ˈkym-liː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript page with large colourful and decorative Hebrew letters, beautifully surrounded and intertwined with flowers, leaves, people and various animals such as a rabbit, dog, bird and dragon.
Rothschild Pentateuch; France or Germany, 1296; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 116, f. 119v. [getty.edu]

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cnōsl

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

cnōsl, n.n: race, progeny, offspring, kin, family. (K’NO-zull / ˈknoː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-eared snake-like creature with the head of another in its mouth, and another creature with two small creatures emerging from its middle.
Two vipers mating and one giving birth in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

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ge-wislīce

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-wislīce, adv: certainly, exactly, truly, especially, besides. (yeh-WISS-lee-chuh / jɛ-ˈwɪs-liː-tʃə)

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