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holt

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

holt, m.n: wood, grove, copse. (HOLT / ˈhɔlt)

Blunt arrow hunt. Horae ad usum romanum. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1156 B, fol. 4r. Source: gallica.bnf.fr.
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gangpyt

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

gangpyt, m.n: a privy, latrine. (GAHNG-PUT / ˈgaŋ-ˌpɝt)

Image source unknown. Please comment if you know.
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wītnungstōw

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

wītnungstōw, f.n: a place of punishment. (WEET-nung-STOH / ˈwiːt-nʌŋ-ˌstoː)

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seolh-ȳða

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

seolh-ȳða, f.n: the waves where the seal swims. (SEH-ol’h-UH-tha / ˈsɛɔlh-ˌɝː-θa)

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neowolness

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

neowolness, f.n: a deep place, an abyss. (NEH-oh-woll-ness / ˈnɛɔ-wɔl-nɛs)

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windelstān

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

windelstān, m.n: a tower with a winding staircase. (WIN-dell-STAHN / ˈwɪn-dɛl-ˌstaːn)

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bedd-clȳfa

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

bedd-clȳfa, m.n: a bed-chamber. (BED-KLUH-va / ˈbɛd-ˌklɝː-va)

Roman de la Rose. France (Paris?), c. 1380. British Library, Egerton 881, f. 141v. [bl.uk]

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nēahmunt

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

nēahmunt, m.n: a neighbouring mountain. (NAY-ah-MUNT / ˈneːah-ˌmʌnt)

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sirutūn

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

sirutūn, m.n: a place for an ambush, lurking-place. (SIH-ruh-TOON / ˈsɪ-ɹʌ-ˌtuːn)

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hōh

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

hōh, m.n: a promontory, headland or bluff. (HO’H / ˈhoːh)

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