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stæppe-scōh

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

stæppe-scōh, m.n: a slipper. (STAP-puh-SHOH / ˈstæp-pə-ˌʃoːh)

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cū-wearm

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

cū-wearm, adj: (of milk) warm from the cow (‘cow-warm’). (KOO-WEH-arm / ˈkuː-ˌwɛarm)

cowmilk
Image from Medievalists.net

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friðo-webba

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

friðo-webba, m.n: a peace-weaver, an angel. (FRITH-oh-WEB-ba / ˈfɹɪ-θɔ-ˌwɛ-ba)

British Library, Add. MS 49598, f. 51v: Full-page miniature of the Three Marys at the Tomb, preceding the benediction for Easter Sunday. The manuscript is the Benedictional of St Æthelwold, written by the scribe Godeman for St Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester from 963-984.
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smēah

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

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stæf-cræftig

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

stæfcræftig, adj: skilled in letters. (STAV-KRAV-tih / ˈstæv-ˌkɹæv-tɪj)

Lindisfarne Gospels
Lindisfarne Gospels, f. 25v. St Matthew. From the British Library.
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bōc-stæf

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

bōc-stæf, m.n: a letter, character. (BOAK-STAFF / ˈboːk-ˌstæf)

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blāst-belg

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

blāst-belg, m.n: a ‘blast-bag’, bellows. (BLAHST-BELG / ˈblaːst-ˌbɛlg)

Macclesfield Psalter, England, ca. 1330. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, fol. 8r.
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rodor

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

rodor, m.n: the firmament, the heaven of the fixed stars; the heavens, sky, upper regions. (ROD-or / ˈɹɔ-dɔɹ)

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bliccettung

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

bliccettung, f.n: flash of light, lightning. (BLITCH-uh-tung / ˈblɪtʃ-ə-tʌŋ)

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drēam

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

drēam, m.n: joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy. (DRAY-ahm / ˈdreːam)

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