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dæges ēage

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæges ēage, n.n: daisy (day’s eye). (DAIE-yes-AY-ah-yuh / ˈdæ-jɛs-ˌeːa-jə)

An allegorical painting of a man putting his heart into a daisy from Petit Livre d’Amour, by Pierre Sala. France, c. 1500. British Library, Stowe MS 955, fol. 6r.
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wrǣt-līc

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

wrǣt-līc, adj: wondrous, curious; of wondrous excellence, beautiful, noble. (WRAET-leech / ˈwɹæːt-liːtʃ)

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wil-cuma

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

wil-cuma, m.n: one whose coming is pleasant, a welcome person or thing. (WILL-KUH-ma / ˈwɪl-ˌkʌ-ma)

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sundor-gecynd

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-gecynd, n.n: peculiar or unique nature. (SUN-dor-yeh-KUEND / ˈsʌn-dɔr-jɛ-ˌkynd)

Detail from Apocalypse in Prose. Southeast France (Lorraine), 4th quarter of 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century. Harley MS 4972, f. 14r. Of a peculiar nature indeed.
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gǣst-hālig

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

gǣst-hālig, adj: spirit-holy, holy in spirit. (GAEST-HA-lih / ˈgæːst-ˌhaː-lij)

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ān-stapa

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ān-stapa, m.n: lone wanderer. (AHN-STAH-pa / ˈaːn-ˌsta-pa)

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feor-lond

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

feor-lond, n.n: a far country, distant land. (FEH-or-LOND / ˈfɛɔɹ-ˌlɔnd)

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wōþ-cræft

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

wōþ-cræft, m.n: ‘song-craft’, the art of poetry or song. (WOATH-KRAFT / ˈwoːθ-ˌkræft)

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bēam

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

bēam, m.n: tree, cross, column, wood. (BAY-ahm / ˈbeːam)

Today is the feast of the Invention of the True Cross.

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Walrus ivory cross with silver fittings, evidently intended both as a reliquary (presumably for an enshrined piece of the True Cross) and as a pectoral cross. England, c. 1050. Victoria and Albert Museum.

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þrimilce-mōnaþ

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

þrimilce-mōnaþ, m.n: May (three-milkings-month). (THRI-mill-chuh-MO-nath / ˈθrɪ-mɪl-tʃə-ˌmoː-naθ)

milking
Detail of a miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. England, S. (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, MS Harley 4751, fol. 23. From The British Library.

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