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hlagol

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

hlagol, adj: apt to laugh. (H’LAH-goll / ˈhla-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a donkey laughing and holding a book with its front hooves.
Saint-Josse-sur-Mer Abbey Psalter. France, 13th-14th century. Abbeville, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 3, f. 6r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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bōc-hord

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōc-hord, n/m.n: library, repository for books. (BOAK-HORD / ˈboːk-ˌhɔɹd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a man with a halo writing in a book, with a cabinet of books behind him.
Codex Amiatinus. England, c. 700. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Amiatino 1. [wikipedia.org]
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fēðe-mund

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

fēðe-mund, f.n: a ‘foot-hand’, the fore-feet of a four-legged animal. (FAY-theh-MUND / ˈfeː-θɛ-ˌmʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a walking stick, and carrying a basket of puppies on its back.
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. France, c. 1294. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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ācweorna

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

ācweorna, m.n: squirrel (contains the word āc ‘oak’). (AH-KWEH-or-na / ˈaː-ˌkwɛɔɹ-na)

Cooking squirrel in a margin of the book of Revelation. Normandy, c. 1320-1330. British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 4v. [bl.uk]

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ealde-ealde-fæder

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

ealde-ealde-fæder, m.n: great-grandfather. (EH-all-duh-EH-all-duh-VAE-der / ˌeal-də-ˌeal-də-ˈvæ-dɛr)

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smēah

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

smēah, adj: creeping in, penetrating; subtle, crafty. (SMAY-ah / ˈsmeːah)

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fela-īdelsprǣce

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

fela-īdelsprǣce, adj: talking very idly. (FEH-la-EE-dell-SPRAE-chuh / ˈfɛ-la-ˈiː-dɛl-ˌspɹæː-tʃə)

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līg-spiwol

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

līg-spiwol, adj: vomiting flame. (LEE-SPIH-wol / ˈliːj-ˌspɪ-wɔl)

The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 155r. [bl.uk]

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land-ādl

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

land-ādl, f.n: nostalgia (lit. ‘land-illness’). (LAHND-AH-dull)

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lyft-sceaþa

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

lyft-sceaþa, m.n: robber of the air (i.e. raven). (LUFT-SHAY-ah-tha / ˈlɝft-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Bestiaire d’amour. France, 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS Douce 308, f. 90r. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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