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mūþettan

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

mūþettan, wk.v: to chatter, let out a secret. (MOO-thet-tahn / ˈmuː-θɛt-tan)

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gongel-wæfre

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

gongel-wæfre, f.n: spider (walker-weaver). (GONG-gell-WAV-ruh / ˈgɔŋ-gɛl-ˌwæv-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a six-legged spider.
Six-legged spider in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 130r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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ēalā

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēalā, interjection: Oh! (AY-ah-la / ˈeːa-laː)

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dūru-weard

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūru-weard, m.n: a door-keeper. (DOO-ruh-WEH-ard / ˈduː-rʌ-ˌwɛard)

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un-āsecgendlīc

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

un-āsecgendlīc, adj: beyond the powers of language to describe, unspeakable, ineffable; not proper to tell, not to be told. (UN-ah-SEDGE-end-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌsɛdʒ-ɛnd-liːtʃ)

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word-snotor

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

word-snotor, adj: ‘word-wise’, wise in speech. (WORD-SNOT-or / ˈwɔrd-ˌsnɔ-tɔr)

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cyssan

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

cyssan, wk.v: to kiss. (KUSS-sahn / ˈkɝs-san)

Nicolo da Bologna, ‘The Marriage’, 1350s.
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lytling

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

lytling, m.n: a little one, a young person, a child. (LUT-ling / ˈlɝt-lɪŋ)

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wyrd-writere

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyrd-writere, m.n: one who writes an account of events, historian, historiographer. (WUERD-WRI-teh-ruh / ˈwyrd-ˌwrɪ-tɛ-rə)

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scēo

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

scēo, m.n: shoe. (SHAY-oh / ˈʃeːɔ)

Vikings wore soft leather shoes and boots. This particular boot is more than 1000 years old and was found in Coney Street, York. It’s rare for organic materials like leather to last for so long. You can even see the toggle fastening.

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