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mana-scipe

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

mana-scipe, m.n: humanity, kindness, civility. (MA-na-SHIP-uh / ˈma-na-ˌʃɪ-pə)

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gearcian

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

gearcian, wk.v: to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply. (YEH-ar-ki-ahn / ˈjɛar-kɪ-an)

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pīpfan

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpfan, wk.v: to breathe, blow. (PEEP-fahn / ˈpiːp-fan)

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Medieval manuscript image of a blue devil with long horns and a long tail blowing a horn and beating a tabor.
Psalter; France (Artois), late 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 118, f. 18r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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letting

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

letting, f.n: hindering, obstruction, delay. (LET-ting / ˈlɛt-tɪŋ)

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on-bidian

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

on-bidian, wk.v: to wait. (on-BID-i-ahn / ɔn-ˈbɪ-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed fox standing expectantly on its hind legs, one of its front paws rested on some marginal decoration, and the label “vulpis” above it.
Beatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin; France (Saint-Sever), before 1072; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 8878, f. 14r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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þrosm

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrosm, m.n: smoke, vapour; darkness, a dark space. (THROZ-um / ˈθrɔ-zəm)

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sundor-weorþmynt

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

sundor-weorþmynt, f.n: a special honour, prerogative. (SUN-dor-WEH-orth-muent / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌwɛɔrθ-mynt)

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spec-fāh

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

spec-fāh, adj: speckled, spotted, full of spots. (SPECK-FAH / ˈspɛk-ˌfaːx)

Medieval manuscript image of a rust-coloured big cat with spots in various colours; it has a long tail, a bit of a mane, prominent balls, no neck and a troubled expression on its face.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 8v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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wiþerbrocian

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

wiþerbrocian, wk.v: to oppose, be adverse to, be against. (WITH-er-BROCK-i-ahn / ˌwɪ-θɛr-ˈbrɔ-kɪ-an)

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cnēoris

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēoris, f.n: a generation, race, tribe, family. (K’NAY-oh-riss / ˈkneːɔ-rɪs)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a tree growing out of the body of a man reclined on the ground; flowers and holy people are interspersed in the branches, and a dove descends into the tree from above.
Shaftesbury Psalter; England, 12th century; British Library, Lansdowne 383. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]
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