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luf-sum

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

luf-sum, adj: amiable, pleasant, lovable. (LUF-sum / ˈlʌf-sʌm)

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dott

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

dott, m.n: a dot, small spot, speck. (DOT / ˈdɔt)

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swecc

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

swecc, m.n: a taste, flavour; an odour, a scent, smell. (SWETCH / ˈswɛtʃ)

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ge-welgian

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-welgian, wk.v: to enrich, make wealthy, endow. (yeh-WELL-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈwɛl-jɪ-an)

avarice
A personification of Avarice in the Penitential Psalms, from the Dunois Hours. France (Paris), c. 1339–c. 1450. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 3, fol. 174r.
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mann-þwǣre

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

mann-þwǣre, adj: gentle, mild, meek, not harsh, courteous. (MAHN-THWAE-ruh / ˈman-ˌθwæː-rə)

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duguþ

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

duguþ, f/m.n: virtue, excellence; power, strength; a strong body of people; a benefit. (DUH-guth / ˈdʌ-gʌθ)

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stēam

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

stēam, m.n: steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits hot vapour, blood. (STAY-ahm / ˈsteːam)

The Alphonso Psalter, c. 1284-1316. British Library, Add MS 24686, fol. 14v.
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lēof-tǣle

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēof-tǣle, adj: loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious. (LAY-ov-TAEL-uh / ˈleːɔv-ˌtæː-lə)

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bi-hlyhhan

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

bi-hlyhhan, str.v: to laugh at, deride. (bih-HLUE’H-hahn / bɪ-ˈhlyx-han)

Mocking the drunkenness of Noah (c. 1463). Weltchronik, ÖNB 2823, fol. 21r.
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ǣg-hwā

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

ǣg-hwā, n/adj/adv/pronoun: everyone, everything. (AIE-HWAH / ˈæːj-hwaː)

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