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soppe

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

soppe, n: a sop (a piece of bread dipped or steeped in water, wine, etc., before being eaten or cooked). (SOP-puh / ˈsɔp-pə)

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drenc-horn

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

drenc-horn, m.n: drinking-horn. (DRENK-HORN / ˈdrɛnk-ˌhɔrn)

A large plaster drinking horn with silver-gilt and niello mounts that consist of bird head terminal with ribbing and a rim band with human and rosette motifs; triangular mounts run along the lower edge of the rim band.
Reconstruction of a drinking horn with the original mounts; England (found at Taplow), 6th-7th centuries; British Museum 1883,1214.20. [britishmuseum.org]

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ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc, n.n: meat of a mature or full-grown bullock, glossing Latin succidia (joint of pork, flitch of bacon). (EH-ald-hrue-ther-FLASH / ˈɛald-hryː-θɛr-ˌflæːʃ)

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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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