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ealu

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

ealu, n.n: ale. (EH-ah-luh / ˈɛa-lʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a cellarer standing beside a keg with a tap, passing up a drink to someone above; he is surrounded by other barrels, and there is a shelf in the wall holding additional glasses.
Treatise on the Vices and Virtues; Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-40; British Library, Add MS 27695, f. 14r. [bl.uk]
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cȳse-hwæg

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

cȳse-hwæg, n.n: cheese whey. (CHUE-zuh-H’WAIE / ˈtʃyː-zə-ˌhwæj)

Medieval manuscript image of a man carrying a dish with a wheel of cheese and a woman kneeling beside a large cauldron, stirring its milky contents over a fire; another man sits eating, watched by a large dog lying on the floor.
Tacuinum sanitatis; N Italy (Lombardy), late 14th century; Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 4182, folio unknown. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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bēor-þegu

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

bēor-þegu, f.n: carousal, drinking of bēor (an alcoholic drink brewed from various fruits and honey). (BAY-or-THEH-guh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌθɛ-gʌ)

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ofen

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

ofen, m.n: oven. (OV-en / ˈɔ-vɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a long-handled baking tray in its forepaws, with the tray halfway into an oven.
Pontifical; England, early 15th century; British Library, Lansdowne 451, f. 6r. [bl.uk]

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mete-seax

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

mete-seax, n.n: a knife used in cutting food, dagger. (MEH-tuh-SEH-ahks / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man crouching on the ground with a blade and holding the tail of a giant fish; an eagle eats the head of the fish, which has been cut off, and an older man dressed as a monk gestures towards the youth with one hand, a walking stick in the other.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 28v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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ā-melcan

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

ā-melcan, str.v: to milk. (ah-MELL-kahn / a-ˈmɛl-kan)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman crouched beside a large red cow, milking it into a pail; only the rear half of the cow is visible.
Bestiary; S England (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of 13th century; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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heofon-hlāf

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-hlāf, m.n: bread from heaven, manna. (HEH-oh-von-H’LAWF / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhlaːf)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of people gathering pieces of bread that fall from the sky; a bearded man holding a rod motions towards a haloed man’s face in the sky.
Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-54; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 9v. [themorgan.org]
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snǣd

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

snǣd, f.n: morsel, bit, bite, slice, cut. (SNAD / ˈsnæːd)

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snǣding

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

snǣding, f.n: a (slight?) meal. (SNADD-ing / ˈsnæː-dɪŋ)

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bēor-dræste

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

bēor-dræste, f.n: dregs of bēor (an alcoholic drink brewed from various fruits and honey). (BAY-or-DRAST-uh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌdræs-tə)

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