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sǣ-genga

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-genga, m.n: a sea-goer, a mariner; a vessel, ship. (SAE-GENG-ga / ˈsæː-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

sailor
The Medieval Bestiary: Two sirens have lured these sailors to their doom; one holds the ship. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, fol. 116v.
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ge-dwol-bisceop

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-dwol-bisceop, m.n: heretical bishop. (yeh-DWOL-BIH-sheh-op / jɛ-ˈdwɔl-ˌbɪ-ʃɛɔp)

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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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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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hild-fruma

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

hild-fruma, m.n: military chief, prince, leader. (HILD-VRUH-ma / ˈhɪld-ˌvɹʌ-ma)

Detail from New Minster Charter, 966.
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hettend

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

hettend, m.n: an enemy. (HET-tend / ˈhɛt-tɛnd)

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æl-fylc

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

æl-fylc, n.n: a foreign land; foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy. (AEL-FULK / ˈæl-ˌfɝlk)

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borg-hand

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

borg-hand, f.n: one who stands surety for another; guarantor, sponsor (also fig.); group of persons who are sureties. (BOR’GH-HOND / ˈbɔrx-ˌhand)

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ār-smiþ

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

ār-smiþ, m.n: a copper-smith, a brazier, a worker in brass. (AHR-SMITH / ˈaːɹ-ˌsmɪθ)

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