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mixen

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

mixen, f.n: a dung-heap. (MICK-sun / ˈmɪk-sən)

Historia plantarum. Lombardy, c. 1395-1400. Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS. 459, fol. 250r. From discarding images.
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frēa-mǣre

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

frēa-mǣre, adj: very renowned. (FRAY-ah-MAE-ruh / ˈfɹeːa-ˌmæː-ɹə)

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hūðe

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

hūðe, f.n: prey, spoil, booty. (HOO-thuh / ˈhuː-θə)

prey
A peregrine falcon devouring its prey. English birds from ‘The Ormesby Psalter’. England (East Anglia), c. 1300. Bodleian Library, Douce MS. 366, f. 38r.
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ge-met-fæst

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-met-fæst, adj: moderate, modest. (yeh-MET-fast / jɛ-ˈmɛt-fæst)

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snūde

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

snūde, adv: at once, directly. (SNOO-duh / ˈsnuː-də)

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scyltumend

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

scyltumend, m.n: a helper. (SHULL-tuh-mend / ˈʃɝl-tʌ-mɛnd)

helper
Lion lending St Mark a helping paw. The Worms Bible. Germany (Middle Rhineland), 3rd quarter of the 12th century, Harley MS 2804, f. 188v.
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gomel

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

gomel, adj: advanced in age, aged, old, ancient. (GAW-mell / ˈgɔ-mɛl)

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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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