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ge-þylmēdan

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-þylmēdan, wk.v: to make patient, bring down. (yeh-THUL-MAY-dahn)

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bēod-hrægl

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

bēod-hrægl, n.n: a tablecloth. (BAY-odd-HRAEL)

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Wedding at Cana, in a psalter. England (Oxford), early 13th century. British Library, Arundel 157, f. 6v. [bl.uk]
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bēod

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

bēod, m.n: a table. (BAY-odd)

King Charles V’s feast in Grandes chroniques de France. France (Paris), c. 1375-1380. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. fr. 2813, f. 473v. [blogs.getty.edu]

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þēod-egesa

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

þēod-egesa, m.n: a terror that affects whole nations, a mighty, general terror. (THAY-odd-EH-yeh-za)

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self-sceaft

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

self-sceaft, m.n: self-shaping, spontaneous generation (applied to Adam, who had no father and mother). (SELF-SHEH-oft)

6th Day of Creation in the Crusader Bible. France (Paris), c. 1244-1254. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 1v. [themorgan.org]
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smēaþancollīce

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

smēaþancollīce, adv: exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly. (SMAY-ath-ahn-KOLL-lee-cheh)

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hwurful

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

hwurful, adj: changeable, fickle. (H’WUR-vull)

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fela-hrōr

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

fela-hrōr, adj: very vigorous, strong. (FELL-ah-HROAR)

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fȳr-hāt

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

fȳr-hāt, adj: fire-hot. (FUR-HAWT)

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Aberdeen Bestiary. England, 12th century. Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 56r. [abdn.ac.uk]

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īdel

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

īdel, adj: empty; not possessing, destitute, void, devoid (of); vain, useless, idle, to no purpose; idle, unemployed. (EE-dell)

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