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beorht-blōwende

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

beorht-blōwende, adj: bright-blooming, blooming bright. (BEH-or’ht-BLOW-en-duh / ˈbɛɔɹht-ˌbloː-wɛn-də)

Needs ID – please comment if you know the source
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hlēor-sceamu

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlēor-sceamu, f.n: shame or confusion of face, literally ‘cheek-shame’. (HLAY-or-SHEH-ah-muh / ˈhleːɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-mʌ)

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bēo-gang

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēo-gang, m.n: a swarm of bees. (BAY-oh-GAHNG / ˈbeːɔ-ˌgaŋ)

bees
British Library medieval manuscripts blog: Detail of a miniature of bees collecting nectar and returning to their hive, from a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v.
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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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