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ambiht

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

ambiht, m/n.n: servant, attendant, one who serves; officer; disciple; service, ministry. (AHM-bi’ht / ˈam-bɪxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured disciple standing before his seated master.
Welles Apocalypse; England, 1310; British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 6r. [picryl.com]
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cyne-hlāford

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyne-hlāford, m.n: royal lord, lord and king. (KUE-nuh-H’LAW-vord / ˈky-nə-ˌhlaː-vɔrd)

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tācor

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

tācor, m.n: a husband’s brother, brother-in-law. (TAH-kor / ˈtaː-kɔr)

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swān-gerēfa

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

swān-gerēfa, m.n: an officer whose manages forests for the pasturing of swine and the use of wood. (SWAHN-yeh-RAY-vah / ˈswaːn-jɛ-ˌreː-va)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man striking a tree to make the nuts fall to the ground where three pigs are eating them.
Breviary; France (Metz), 1302/1303; British Library, Yates Thompson 8, f. 6r. [mdpi.com]
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afȳrida

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Hana Videen

afȳrida, m.n: a eunuch; a castrated animal; a castrated servant or courtier. (ah-FUE-rid-ah / a-ˈfyː-rɪ-da)

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fulwiht-fæder

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

fulwiht-fæder, m.n: a baptizer (lit. ‘baptism-father’). (FULL-wi’ht-FADD-er / ˈfʌl-wɪxt-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus; a dove flies down to Jesus from heaven, and an angel stands beside him holding his robe.
Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine; France (Fécamp Abbey), c. 1185; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 13, f. 19r. [galerij.kb.nl]

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niþer-stīgend

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

niþer-stīgend, m.n: one who descends. (NITH-er-STEE-yend / ˈnɪ-θɛr-ˌstiː-jɛnd)

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maðelere

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

maðelere, m.n: one who speaks or harangues. (MA-thuh-leh-ruh / ˈma-θə-lɛ-rə)

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sige-brōðor

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

sige-brōðor, m.n: a victorious brother. (SIH-yuh-BRO-thor / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌbroː-θɔr)

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cyric-weard

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyric-weard, m.n: custodian of a church, sacristan. (CHUE-rich-WEH-ard / ˈtʃy-rɪtʃ-ˌwɛard)

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