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grund

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of rain pouring down and deep water filled with the corpses of humans and animals that go all the way down to the ground.
Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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mearc-dīc

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

mearc-dīc, f.n: a ditch which serves as a boundary. (MEH-ark-DEECH / ˈmɛark-ˌdiːtʃ)

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heofon-rīce

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

heofon-rīce, n.n: kingdom of heaven. (HEH-oh-von-REE-chuh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌriː-tʃə)

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un-land

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-land, n.n: false land. (UN-LOND / ˈʌn-ˌland)

Medieval manuscript image of an oddly drawn whale with two men warming themselves at a fire on its back, one of whom has taken off his shoes and wiggles his toes near the flames; their boat is anchored to the whale’s back.
De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2495B, f. 46v. [mandragore.bnf.fr]
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winter-setl

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

winter-setl, n.n: a place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters. (WIN-ter-SEH-tull / ˈwɪn-tɛr-ˌsɛ-təl)

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sprǣc-hūs

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

sprǣc-hūs, n.n: a house for speaking. (SPRATCH-HOOS / ˈspræːtʃ-ˌhuːs)

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here-strǣt

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

here-strǣt, f.n: battle-street, military road. (HEH-ruh-STRAT / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌstræːt)

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hālig-portic

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

hālig-portic, n.n: a sanctuary. (HA-lih-POR-tick / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌpɔr-tɪk)

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weald

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

weald, m.n: high land covered with woods, forest. (WEH-ald / ˈwɛald)

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cwic-sūsl

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

cwic-sūsl, f/n.n: living torment, eternal punishment; hell. (KWITCH-soo-zull / ˈkwɪtʃ-ˌsuː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of people being tormented in hell, including two people being eaten by the two heads of a long-necked creature and a woman having her hair combed by a demon while other demons hang off of her playing musical instruments.
Apocalypse; Belgium, c. 1313; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 13096, f. 86v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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