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tūn

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

tūn, m.n: enclosure, yard, court; estate, farm; village, town. (TOON / ˈtuːn)

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swīn-haga

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

swīn-haga, m.n: an enclosure for swine. (SWEEN-HA-ga / ˈswiːn-ˌha-ga)

pigs
The Aberdeen Bestiary. England, 12th century. Aberdeen University Library MS 24, f. 21v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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hrægel-hūs

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

hrægel-hūs, n.n: a vestry (lit. garment-house). (HRAE-yull-HOOS / ˈhræ-jəl-ˌhuːs)

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pearroc

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

pearroc, m.n: an enclosure. (PEH-ah-rock / ˈpɛa-rɔk)

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burg-sæl

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

burg-sæl, n.n: a castle-hall, city-dwelling. (BUR’GH-SAEL / ˈbʌrx-ˌsæl)

Alexander defeating Pausanias. Roman d’Alexandre en prose (Historia de Proelis, in French translation). France (Rouen), 1444-1445. British Library, Royal MS 15 E VI, fol. 8v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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stōc

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

stōc, n.n: place (?); a word occurring mostly in place names, either alone or in compounds. (STOAK / ˈstoːk)

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wang-stede

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

wang-stede, m.n: a place in open country, a place. (WAHNG-STEH-duh / ˈwaŋ-ˌstɛ-də)

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stig

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

stig, n.n: wooden enclosure, part of a house, perhaps a hall. (STIH / ˈstɪj)

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cyne-stōl

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

cyne-stōl, m.n: a royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital. (KUE-nuh-STOAL / ˈky-nə-ˌstoːl)

ambrogio_lorenzetti_effects
“Effects of Good Government in the City”, fresco by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Italy (Siena), c. 1338 – 1339. Fondazione Musei Senesi. [via Google Arts and Culture]
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Hātabaðan

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

Hātabaðan, n: Bath (place name). (HA-ta-BA-thahn / ˈhaː-ta-ˌba-θan)

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