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wæl-cyrige

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

wæl-cyrige, f.n: valkyrie, chooser of the slain. (WAEL-KUE-ri-yuh / ˈwæl-ˌky-rɪ-jə)

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drūt

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

drūt, f.n: a friend, beloved one. (DROOT / ˈdruːt)

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frowe

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

frowe, f.n: lady. (FRO-wuh / ˈfrɔ-wə)

Medieval manuscript image of a smiling woman with one hand raised, wearing a veil over her hair, in the midst of a roundel, around which is writing in French.
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, from a 13th-century genealogical chronicle; British Library, MS Royal 14 B V. [wikipedia.org]

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eorþ-tilia

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

eorþ-tilia, m.n: farmer, tiller of the earth. (EH-orth-TIH-li-ah / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌtɪ-lɪ-a)

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sund-būend

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

sund-būend, m.n: a sea-dweller, but the word, which occurs only in the plural, is used for humans or humankind. (SUND-BOO-end / ˈsʌnd-ˌbuːɛnd)

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lybbestre

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

lybbestre, f.n: witch, sorcerer. (LUEB-bes-truh / ˈlyb-bɛs-trə)

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wed-loga

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

wed-loga, m.n: one who is false to a pledge or engagement. (WED-LOG-ah / ˈwɛd-ˌlɔ-ga)

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scip-līðend

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

scip-līðend, m.n: one who goes in a ship. (SHIP-LEE-thend / ˈʃɪp-ˌliː-θɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of four people aboard a ship that they’ve anchored to the back of a giant fish-like creature.
Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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gæst

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

gæst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (GAST / ˈgæst)

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gyden

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

gyden, f.n: goddess. (GUE-den / ˈgy-dɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman wearing armour and a sword in the sky, casting down armour and a shield to soldiers below, who reach up to her; one soldier is putting on a mail shirt.
Minerva in Christine de Pizan’s L’Épître Othéa; France (Paris), c. 1410-1414; British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 102v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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