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hæring

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæring, m.n: a herring. (HAE-ring / ˈhæ-ɹɪŋ)

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swǣsende

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

swǣsende, n.n: food, victuals. (SWAE-zen-duh / ˈswæː-zɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript illustration inside a letter C depicting a group of people standing behind a dining table bearing a fish, knife and goblet.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum. England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 264v. [bl.uk]
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feorm

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

feorm, f.n: food, provision; food rent, provision paid as tax or rent. (FEH-orm / ˈfɛɔɹm)

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ǣr-ǣt

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

ǣr-ǣt, m.n: early eating, eating before the prescribed or proper time. (AER-AT / ˈæːɹ-ˌæːt)

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heorþ-bacen

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

heorþ-bacen, adj: baked on a hearth. (HEH-orth-BAHK-en / ˈhɛɔɹθ-ˌbak-ən)

Medieval manuscript image of two men baking something in a triangular, wood-fired oven.
Romance of Alexander, illustrated by Jehan de Grise. Belgium (Flanders), 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 83r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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pott

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

pott, m.n: a pot. (POT / ˈpɔt)

Cooking pot with everted rim, made of brown clay with white flecks of shell mixed in.
Late Saxon cooking pot. England, 850-1000. British Museum 1854,1130.105. [britishmuseum.org]
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lapian

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

lapian, wk.v: to lap with the tongue; to take up (liquid) with the tongue, lap, lick up or drink up greedily. (LA-pi-ahn / ˈla-pɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a cat lapping milk from a bowl held by a grinning monkey.
Trivulzio Book of Hours. Flanders, c. 1470. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, SMC 1, f. 110v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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oster-hlāf

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

oster-hlāf, m.n: oyster-patty. (OST-er-HLAHF / ˈɔs-tɛɹ-ˌhlaːf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a circular brown creature in profile with an eye and a grimacing beak.
Oyster in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der naturen bloeme. Netherlands (Utrecht), 14th century. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek KB KA 16, f. 108v. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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ge-frettan

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-frettan, wk.v: to devour. (yeh-FRET-tahn / jɛ-ˈfɹɛt-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a hungry griffin carrying off a horse in its talons.
Griffin in a bestiary. England, 1226–1250. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, f. 11v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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weg-brāde

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

weg-brāde, f.n: way-bread, a kind of plant, possibly plantain. (WEY-BRAH-deh / ˈwɛj-ˌbɹaː-dɛ)

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