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bēo-mōder

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

bēo-mōder, f.n: queen bee (‘bee-mother’). (BAY-oh-MO-der / ˈbeːɔ-ˌmoː-dɛɹ)

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Bees in the Worksop Bestiary. England (possibly Lincoln or York), c. 1185. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.81, folio 58r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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bæftan-sittende

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

bæftan-sittende, adj: idle (back-sitting). (BAV-tahn-SIT-ten-duh / ˈbæv-tan-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də)

Idleness shows the Lover into the Garden of Pleasure. Guilluame de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose. France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 20 A. xvii, fol. 7v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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fold-weg

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

fold-weg, m.n: earth-way, the earth. (FOLD-WEY / ˈfɔld-ˌwɛj)

Diagram of the earth from Image du Monde (Le livre de clergie en roumans), attributed to Gautier de Metz. France, Central (Paris) and England, 2nd quarter of the 15th century. British Library, MS Harley 344, folio 29r. [British Library]
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gold-finger

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

gold-finger, m.n: ring finger. (GOLD-FING-ger / ˈgɔld-ˌfɪŋ-gər)

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heofon-hrōf

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

heofon-hrōf, m.n: roof or vault of heaven. (HEH-oh-von-H’ROAF / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhroːf)

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sundor-genga

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-genga, m.n: one who goes alone. (SUN-dor-GENG-ga / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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dæg-cūþ

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæg-cūþ, adj: ‘day-known’, clear as day, perfectly known. (DAIE-KOOTH / ˈdæj-ˌkuːθ)

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bān-fæt

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

bān-fæt, n.n: bone-vessel, the body. (BAHN-VAT / ˈbaːn-ˌvæt)

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wang-beard

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

wang-beard, m.n: a whisker. (WAHNG-BEH-ard / ˈwaŋ-ˌbɛard)

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heofon-fugol

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

heofon-fugol, m.n: ‘heaven-bird’, a bird of the air. (HEH-oh-von-FUH-goll / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Birds in Arras Psalter and Hours. France, N. (Arras), c. 1300. British Library, Yates Thompson 15, fol. 96r. More about the manuscript here.
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