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æt-bregdan

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

æt-bregdan, str.v: to take away, remove. (AT-BREG-dahn / ˈæt-ˌbɹɛg-dan)

Medieval manuscript image of a devil pulling the soul out of the mouth of a dead man, while two women look on in grief. The soul is depicted as a small naked man with the devil’s rope around his neck.
Breviari d’Amor, by Matfre Ermengaud. S France (Toulouse?), early 14th century. British Library, Royal 19 C I, f. 204v. [bl.uk]
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sige-gird

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

sige-gird, f.n: a rod that brings victory. (SIH-yeh-YIRD / ˈsɪ-jɛ-ˌjɪɹd)

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twǣming

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

twǣming, f.n: division, separation, severing the connection between objects. (TWAM-ing / ˈtwæː-mɪŋ)

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cēasnes

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

cēasnes, f.n: election, choice. (CHAY-ahs-ness / ˈtʃeːas-nɛs)

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un-āræfnedlīce

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-āræfnedlīce, adv: intolerably. (un-AH-rav-ned-LEECH-eh / ʌn-ˈaː-ɹæv-nɛd-ˌliː-tʃɛ)

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sculan

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

sculan, v: to owe, shall, must, ought, be obliged. (SHUH-lahn / ˈʃʌ-lan)

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ælmes-æcer

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

ælmes-æcer, m.n: a field the produce of which was given as alms, first-fruits. (AL-mez-ACK-er / ˈæl-mɛz-ˌæ-kɛɹ)

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gyfu-þancung

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

gyfu-þancung, f.n: thanks (in pl.); gyfuþancunga gedon ‘to give thanks’. (YUH-vuh-THON-kung / ˈjɝ-vʌ-ˌθan-kʌŋ)

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be-sceatwyrpan

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-sceatwyrpan, wk.v: to betroth. (beh-SHEH-aht-WUR-pahn / bɛ-ˈʃɛat-ˌwɝɹ-pan)

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loc-stān

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

loc-stān, m.n: a stone that closes the entrance to a cave. (LOCK-STAHN / ˈlɔk-ˌstaːn)

Medieval manuscript image of seven men huddled in a cave, with a man outside hammering a stone into place in front of the entrance.
Seven Sleepers in Vies de saints. France (Paris), 1325-1350. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 185, f. 234v. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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