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pipor

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

pipor, m.n: pepper. (PIP-or / ˈpɪ-pɔr)

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in-drincan

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

in-drincan, str.v: to drink, imbibe. (in-DRINK-ahn / ɪn-ˈdrɪnk-an)

Part of a medieval manuscript initial letter containing a leopard and a bear, both nursing their cubs; the leopards look like they standing on the mama bear’s head and back.
De animalibus; France (Paris), mid 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 16169, f. 115v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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stān-merece

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

stān-merece, m.n: parsley. (STAHN-MEH-reh-chuh / ˈstaːn-ˌmɛ-rɛ-tʃə)

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ceren

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

ceren, n.n: sweet wine, new wine boiled down one third or one half. (KEH-ren / ˈkɛ-rɛn)

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foddor

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

foddor, n.n: food. (FOD-dor / ˈfɔd-dɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a man pouring something into cups on a table, watching two other men walk away, carrying dishes of food in each of their hands.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 207v. [recipes.hypotheses.org]
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gebrec-drenc

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

gebrec-drenc, m.n: medicinal drink (for the throat or windpipe). (yeh-BRECK-DRENCH / jɛ-ˈbrɛk-ˌdrɛntʃ)

Note: This definition has changed. See reply to comment below.

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mele-dēaw

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

mele-dēaw, n: honey-dew, nectar. (MELL-uh-DAY-aw / ˈmɛ-lə-ˌdeːaw)

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gāte meoluc

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

gāte meoluc, n: goat’s milk. (GAH-tuh-MEH-o-luck / ˈgaː-tə ˈmɛɔ-lʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue goat nibbling on the leaf border of the page.
Luttrell Psalter; England, c. 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 76r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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mearh

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearh, n.n: marrow. (MEH-ar’h / ˈmɛarx)

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ēowo-meoluc

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēowo-meoluc, f.n: ewe’s milk. (AY-o-wo-MEH-o-luk / ˈeːɔ-wɔ-ˌmɛɔ-lʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of a person sitting in the midst of a crowded sheepfold milking a ewe.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163v. [bl.uk]

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