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lēosan

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

lēosan, str.v: to lose, be deprived of (something / someone); (of thought / intention?) to be lost, come to nothing. (LAY-o-zahn / ˈleːɔ-zan)

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hlædel

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

hlædel, m.n: an instrument for drawing water, a ladle. (HLADD-ell / ˈhlæ-dɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of an angel emerging from a cloud, carrying a man by his hair who holds a vessel in his right hand and a ladle in his left.
Habakkuk carried by an angel in a Book of Hours; Germany (possibly Bamberg), 1204-1219; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.739, f. 19r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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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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