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tō-wrecan

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

tō-wrecan, str.v: to drive in different directions, scatter, disperse. (toh-WREH-kahn / toː-ˈwɹɛ-kan)

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weardian

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

weardian, wk.v: to guard, keep, defend; to act as guardian to, to rule. (WEH-ar-dih-ahn / ˈwɛar-dɪ-an)

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ge-scēadan

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-scēadan, str.v: to separate, distinguish, discern, decide. (yeh-SHAY-ah-dahn / jɛ-ˈʃeːa-dan)

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rysel

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysel, m.n: fat. (RUH-zull / ˈɹɝ-zəl)

Romance of Alexander. Bruges, 1338-1344. The Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS 264 fol. 170v.

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þūf

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

þūf, m.n: a tuft; the crest of a helmet; a standard made with tufts of feathers. (THOOF / ˈθuːf)

tuft
Glasgow University, MS Hunter 9, fol. 1r. 15th century. Illuminated letter D with two birds pulling at an owl’s ear tufts.
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rustig

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

rustig, adj: rusty. (RUH-stih / ˈɹʌ-stɪj)

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cōl-pyt

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

cōl-pyt, m.n: a coal-pit. (KOAL-PUT / ˈkoːl-ˌpɝt)

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dōm-weorþung

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

dōm-weorþung, f.n: honour, glory. (DOAM-WEH-or-thung / ˈdoːm-ˌwɛɔɹ-θʌŋ)

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hiw

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

hiw, n.n: shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty. (HIW / ˈhɪw)

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mis-limp

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

mis-limp, n.n: a mishap. (MIS-LIMP / ˈmɪs-ˌlɪmp)

Monkey with arrow stuck up its butt. Bibliothèque Mazarine MS 520. From Got Medieval.
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