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grīma

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

grīma, m.n: a mask, visor, helmet; a spectre, ghost, dreadful apparition. (GREE-ma / ˈgɹiː-ma)

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Image by Wikipedia user Geni: The Sutton Hoo helmet, now at the British Museum.

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drȳ-icge

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

drȳ-icge, f.n: sorceress, witch. (DRUH-IH-juh / ˈdɹɝː-ˌɪ-dʒə)

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drȳ-mann

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

drȳ-mann, m.n: magician, sorcerer, soothsayer. (DRUH-MAHN / ˈdɹɝː-ˌman)

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fēnix

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

fēnix, m.n: phoenix. (FAY-niks / ˈfeː-nɪks)

Detail of a phoenix in the Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library, Univ Lib. MS 24), fol. 56r. The English illuminated manuscript is from the 12th-century.
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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

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Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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ge-rȳnu

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-rȳnu, f.n: a mystery. (yeh-RUH-nuh / jɛ-ˈɹɝː-nʌ)

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tācn

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Hana Videen

tācn, n.n: token, sign; distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.); evidence; supernatural sign, miracle. (TAH-kun / ˈtaː-kən)

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ælf-scȳne

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

ælf-scȳne, adj: ‘elf-shining’, radiant or beautiful like an elf. (ALF-SHUE-nuh / ˈælf-ˌʃyː-nə)

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dēofol

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

dēofol, m/n.n: devil, demon; Satan, the Devil. (DAY-oh-voll / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl)

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Lambert of Saint-Omer, Liber Floridus. Marchiennes (?), ca. 1150-1170. Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 1 Gud. lat., fol. 41v

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þyrs

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

þyrs, m.n: a giant, an enchanter, a demon. (THURS / ˈθɝɹs)

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