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symbel-wynn

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

symbel-wynn, f.n: ‘feast-joy’, pleasure or delight in feasting. (SUEM-bell-WUEN / ˈsym-bɛl-ˌwyn)

Illustration from Lancelot du Lac, or Prose Lancelot. Northeast France (Arras?), 1300-1380. British Library, Royal MS 20 D IV, fol. 1r. [bl.uk]
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bēor-sele

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēor-sele, m.n: hall where (alcoholic) drink is served. (BAY-or-SEH-luh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌsɛ-lə)

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cū-meoluc

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-meoluc, f.n: cow’s milk. (KOO-MEH-o-luk / ˈkuː-ˌmɛɔ-lʌk)

Trivulzio Book of Hours. Flanders, c. 1470. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, SMC 1, fol. 110v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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medu-drinc

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

medu-drinc, m.n: mead-drinking. (MEH-duh-DRINCH / ˈmɛ-dʌ-ˌdɹɪntʃ)

Mead, an alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water, appears frequently in Old English literature.

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efen-etan

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

efen-etan, str.v: to eat as much as anyone. [EH-ven-EH-tahn]

1222 efenetan

Les Grandes Heures du Duc de Berry. France (Paris), 1409. Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. lat. 919. [bnf.fr] via [timkanebooks.com]

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cucurbite

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

cucurbite, f.n: a gourd. [KUH-kur-bit-eh]

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Tacuinum Sanitatis. Please comment if you have more info on this image. [oldfoodways.info]

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winter-sufel

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-sufel, n.n: provisions (other than bread) for the winter. [WIN-ter-SUV-ell]

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morgen-drenc

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

morgen-drenc, m.n: ‘morning-drink’, some sort of healing drink or potion. (MOR-gen-DRENCH / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌdrɛntʃ)

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oflǣt-hlāf

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Hana Videen

oflǣt-hlāf, m.n: a loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist. [OV-læt-HLOFF]

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cū-butere

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-butere, f.n: cow’s butter, butter made of cow’s milk. (KOO-BUH-teh-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbʌ-tɛ-rə)

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Detail of a butter churn from the Bohun Psalter. England (London?), 2nd half of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3277, f. 18r. [bl.uk]
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