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cucler

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

cucler, m.n: spoon. (KUH-kler / ˈkʌ-klɛr)

A gilt silver spoon consisting of a hemispherical bowl with five holes punched in the centre, joined to a triangular plate, which connects to a thin stem.
Silver spoon; England (Isle of Wight), 6th century; British Museum 1867,0729.3. [britishmuseum.org]
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fæsten-dæg

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

fæsten-dæg, m.n: fast-day, day appointed for fasting. (FASS-ten-DAIE / ˈfæ-stɛn-ˌdæj)

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færeld-frēols

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-frēols, m.n: the passover feast. (FAER-eld-FRAY-olz / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌfreːɔlz)

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niht-nihstig

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

niht-nihstig, adj: fasting for a night. (NI’HT-NI’H-stih / ˈnɪxt-ˌnɪx-stɪj)

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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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