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ge-hyrtan

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hyrtan, wk.v: to encourage, animate, refresh. (yeh-HUER-tahn / jɛ-ˈhyr-tan)

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for-rotian

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

for-rotian, wk.v: to become wholly rotten, to rot, putrefy. (for-ROT-i-ahn / fɔr-ˈrɔ-tɪ-an)

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fulluht-nama

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

fulluht-nama, m.n: baptismal or Christian name. (FULL-uh’ht-NA-ma / ˈfʌl-lʌxt-ˌna-ma)

A woman stands within an initial D in a medieval manuscript, grasping a banderole with the name Guda and writing in Latin.
Self-portrait of a medieval illustrator, labelled with her name, Guda; Rhineland, late 12th century; Frankfurt, Staatsbibliothek, MS Barth. 42. [medievalbooks.nl]
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þrūh

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

þrūh, m/f.n: wood or stone hollowed out; a trough, pipe, conduit; a box, chest; a coffin, sarcophagus, tomb. (THROO’H / ˈθruːx)

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frem-sum

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

frem-sum, adj: kind, benign, courteous. (FREM-sum / ˈfrɛm-sʌm)

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ge-metgian

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-metgian, wk.v: to measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern; to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on. (yeh-MET-gi-ahn / jɛ-ˈmɛt-gɪ-an)

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ed-sceaft

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

ed-sceaft, f.n: new creation, regeneration. (ED-SHEH-oft / ˈɛd-ˌʃɛaft)

Medieval manuscript image of a bearded, haloed man looking at the large brown globe he holds in his hand.
Partie de la Bible; French, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, NAF 1404, f. 3r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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be-efesian

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

be-efesian, wk.v: to cut the hair of a person. (beh-eh-VEH-zi-ahn / bɛ-ɛ-ˈvɛ-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image in the margin of a Latin manuscript showing a seated monk receiving a tonsure from a monk  holding a knife to the side of his head.
Abbey Dore manuscript; England (Herefordshire), c. 1220-1231; British Library, Cotton Cleo CXI, f. 27v. [dhi.ac.uk]
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big-leofan

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

big-leofan, wk.v: to nourish, feed, support. (be-LEH-ov-ahn / bɪj-ˈlɛɔ-van)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding a distaff under one arm while she feeds a hen and her chicks from a bowl; the hen has one leg tied to a stake in the ground, and one chick is sitting on her back, pecking at her head.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [co-geeking.com]
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leoþu-cǣge

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

leoþu-cǣge, f.n: a limb-key, key which consists of limbs. (LEH-oth-uh-KAE-yuh / ˈlɛɔ-θʌ-ˌkæː-jə)

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