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of-hæccan

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

of-hæccan, wk.v: to hack off. [ov-HACK-kan]

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glitenung

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

glitenung, f.n: a flash, gleam. [GLI-teh-nung]

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cyrten

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

cyrten, adj: beautiful, elegant; comely in person; fair. [KUR-ten]

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tōr-begete

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

tōr-begete, adj: hard to get. [TOR-BEH-yeh-teh]

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cēas-lunger

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

cēas-lunger, adj: quick to quarrel, contentious. [CHAY-ahs-lun-yer]

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dwǣs

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

dwǣs, adj: dull, foolish, stupid. [DWASS]

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cōf-scipe

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

cōf-scipe, m.n: quickness. [KOV-ship-eh]

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cetel

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

cetel, m.n: a kettle. [CHEH-tel]

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swān-steorra

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

swān-steorra, m.n: the herd’s star, the evening star. [SWAN-STAY-or-rah]

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ā-pluccian

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

ā-pluccian, wk.v: to pluck off. [AH-PLUCK-chee-on]

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Marginalia in Le Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 25526, f. 160r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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