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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)

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“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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lēaf-scead

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēaf-scead, n.n: ‘leaf-shade’, place shaded by leaves or foliage. (LAY-ov-SHEH-odd / ˈleːav-ˌʃɛad)

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Dorwit-ceaster

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

Dorwit-ceaster, f.n: Canterbury. (DOR-wit-CHEH-ah-stur / ˈdɔɹ-wɪt-ˌtʃɛa-stər)

Beginning of introduction to “The Knight’s Tale” in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Ellesmere Manuscript, c. 1400-1405. Image from The Huntington Library.

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eard

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

eard, m.n: land, country, region, dwelling, home; earth or land; state, station, condition. (EH-ard / ˈɛaɹd)

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feor-lond

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

feor-lond, n.n: a far country, distant land. (FEH-or-LOND / ˈfɛɔɹ-ˌlɔnd)

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rysc-rīþig

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysc-rīþig, n.n: a stream in which rushes grow. (RUSH-REE-thih / ˈɹɝʃ-ˌɹiː-θɪj)

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Swēo-rīce

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

Swēo-rīce, n.n: Sweden. (SWAY-oh-REE-chuh / ˈsweːɔ-ˌɹiː-tʃə)

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pytt

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

pytt, m.n: a pit, hole in the ground, a grave. (PUT / ˈpɝt)

French translation of Boccacio’s De claribus mulieribus, France (Rouen), c. 1440. British Library, Royal MS 16 G. v, f. 55r.
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