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bæc-slitol

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

bæc-slitol, m.n: a backbiter, detractor; someone who maligns another behind their back. (BACK-SLIT-ol / ˈbæk-ˌslɪ-tɔl)

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hleahtor-smiþ

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

hleahtor-smiþ, m.n: entertainer, minstrel (laughter-smith). (HLEH-ah-h’tor-SMITH / ˈhlɛax-tɔr-ˌsmɪθ)

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cwēn

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

cwēn, f.n: a woman; wife; queen, empress. (KWAIN / ˈkweːn)

Queen Emma, with her sons Edward and Harthacnut, being presented the Encomium Emmae Reginae.
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dægmǣl-scēawere

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

dægmǣl-scēawere, m.n: sundial observer, observer of times and seasons; astrologer, diviner. (DAIE-MAEL-SHAY-ah-weh-ruh / ˈdæj-ˌmæːl-ˌʃeːa-wɛ-ɹə)

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god-sibb

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

god-sibb, m.n: a sponsor, especially at baptism; a godparent. (GOD-SIB / ˈgɔd-ˌsɪb)

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tācn-berend

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

tācn-berend, m.n: a standard-bearer. (TAH-kun-BEH-rend / ˈtaː-kən-ˌbɛ-ɹɛnd)

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ge-dwǣs-mann

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-dwǣs-mann, m.n: fool, foolish man. (yeh-DWASS-mahn / jɛ-ˈdwæːs-man)

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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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