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folgoþ

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

folgoþ, m.n: that which follows (retinue); service of a follower (office); condition in life. (FOLL-goth / ˈfɔl-gɔθ)

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tō-ætīcan

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

tō-ætīcan, v: to increase. (toh-AE-tee-kahn / toː-ˈæ-tiː-kan)

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wāc-mōd

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

wāc-mōd, adj: of weak disposition, morally weak; fainthearted. (WAHK-MOAD / ˈwaːk-ˌmoːd)

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gēan-cyme

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

gēan-cyme, m.n: meeting, encounter, assembly, return. (YAY-ahn-KUH-muh / ˈjeːan-ˌkɝ-mə)

encounter
British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog: Hector and Gawain meeting in a forest, northern France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), c. 1316, Add MS 10294, f. 29v.
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cāf-scype

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

cāf-scype, m.n: alacrity, swiftness; boldness, firmness of purpose. (KAHV-shuh-puh / ˈkaːv-ˌʃɝ-pə)

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wanspēdigness

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

wanspēdigness, f.n: indigence, poverty. (WAHN-SPAY-dee-ness / ˈwan-ˌspeː-dɪj-nɛs)

beggar
Avis aus roys. France (probably Paris), 1347-1350. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.456, fol. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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bladesian

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

bladesian, wk.v: to blaze, flame, be hot; to emit an odour. (BLAH-duh-zi-ahn / ˈbla-də-zɪ-an)

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cāser-dōm

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

cāser-dōm, m.n: an emperor’s rule. (KAH-zer-DOAM / ˈkaː-zɛɹ-ˌdoːm)

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ceorig

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceorig, adj: complaining, querulous. (CHEH-or-ih / ˈtʃɛɔ-ɹɪj)

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dwǣscan

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

dwǣscan, wk.v: to extinguish (fire); to abolish or blot out (enmity, sin). (DWASH-ahn / ˈdwæː-ʃan)

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