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on-āl

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

on-āl, n.n: a burning, kindling; also what is burnt. (ON-all / ˈɔn-aːl)

Medieval manuscript image of an eagle-like bird that looks a bit surprised that it is breathing fire.
New College Psalter, William de Brailes; England, early 13th century; Oxford, New College Library, MS 322, f. 118v. [x.com]
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lǣce-īren

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

lǣce-īren, n.n: lancet, physician’s knife. (LATCH-uh-EE-ren / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌiː-rɛn)

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wīdian

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīdian, wk.v: to widen, grow wide. (WEE-di-ahn / ˈwiː-dɪ-an)

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masc

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

masc, n.n: a mesh, net. (MAWSH / ˈmaʃ)

Medieval manuscript with Latin text with two holes in the parchment repaired with meshes of colourful embroidery.
Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda Aurea; Interlaken (?), 14th century; Freiburg, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, Ms. L 34, f. 246v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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atel

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

atel, adj: dire, terrible. (AH-tell / ˈa-tɛl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a salmon-coloured griffin grasping a man’s entire torso in its beak, gripping a leg with its forefeet; the man is bleeding a lot but appears to be alive.
Bestiary from a didactic miscellany; England, 1220-1240; Cambridge University Library, Kk.4.25, f. 67v. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]
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dēaþ-wyrda

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-wyrda, pl.f.n: death-events, fates. (DAY-ath-WUER-da / ˈdeːaθ-ˌwyr-da)

Medieval manuscript image of a crowned, haloed woman looking down at a man in pilgrim’s garb lying dead on a bed; a black-cloaked figure bearing a scythe in one hand and a ring in the other sits on the end of the bed.
Le Pèlerinage de la vie humaine (Pilgrimage of the human life); France, 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 300, f. 121v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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rūm-mōd

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

rūm-mōd, adj: liberal in giving; benignant, gracious, kind. (ROOM-MODE / ˈruːm-ˌmoːd)

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þole-byrde

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

þole-byrde, adj: bearing patiently, patient, long-suffering. (THOLL-uh-BUER-duh / ˈθɔ-lə-ˌbyr-də)

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a-sēon

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

a-sēon, str.v: to look at or upon, set eyes on (something). (ah-SAY-on / a-ˈseːɔn)

Medieval manuscript image of a grey cat curiously gazing down its nose, giving it a cross-eyed appearance.
Peterborough Bestiary; England (Peterborough), c. 1300-1310; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 53, f. 197v. [parker.stanford.edu]

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fǣle

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

fǣle, adj: faithful, true, dear, good. (FAE-luh / ˈfæː-lə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two turtledoves standing on some branches facing one other.
The turtledove always remains faithful to its mate; Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 32r. [abdn.ac.uk]

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