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norþ-lane

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

norþ-lane, n: a north lane. (NORTH-LAH-nuh / ˈnɔrθ-ˌla-nə)

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mearc-hof

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearc-hof, n.n: ‘mark-dwelling’, dwelling in the borderlands. (MEH-ark-HOFF / ˈmɛark-ˌhɔf)

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heofon-heall

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

heofon-heall, f.n: hall of heaven. (HEH-o-von-HEH-all / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhɛal)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ and the Virgin Mary haloed in the clouds of heaven, shooting rays from their hands downwards; they are surrounded by winged angels and the apostles sitting on thrones.
Miscellany; Naples, late 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.498, f. 4v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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strǣt

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

strǣt, f.n: street, road. (STRAT / ˈstræːt)

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morþor-hof

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

morþor-hof, n.n: ‘murder-hall’, place of torment, hell. (MOR-thor-HOFF / ˈmɔr-θɔr-ˌhɔf)

Medieval manuscript image of naked people crowding around the toothy jaws of a dragon-like creature, some of them standing within the mouth; a little demon face peers out of the corner.
Abingdon Apocalypse; England, 13th century; British Library, Add MS 42555, f. 77v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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henge-clif

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

henge-clif, n.n: a steep, precipitous cliff. (HENG-guh-CLIFF / ˈhɛŋ-gə-ˌklɪf)

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middel-gemǣru

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

middel-gemǣru, n.n: a middle or central district. (MID-dell-yeh-MAE-ruh / ˈmɪd-dɛl-jɛ-ˌmæː-rʌ)

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dūn

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

dūn, f.n: mountain, hill. (DOON / ˈduːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed and tonsured monk with left wrist grasped by right hand of a nimbed angel, whose left hand is extended toward a mountain on which are two crenellated and towered buildings.
Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 120v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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fold-ræst

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

fold-ræst, f.n: ‘earth-rest’, a resting-place in the earth, a grave. (FOLD-RAST / ˈfɔld-ˌræst)

Medieval manuscript image of three skulls and a pile of coffins, two of which are open and contain corpses.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum, England (London), c. 1360-75; British Library, Royal MS 6 E VI/1, f. 267v. [bl.uk]
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leger-stōw

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

leger-stōw, f.n: burial place; graveyard, cemetery. (LEH-yer-STOH / ˈlɛ-jɛr-ˌstoːw)

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