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mirigþ

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

mirigþ, f.n: mirth, pleasure, joy, delight, sweetness (of sound). (MIH-rith / ˈmɪ-ɹɪθ)

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rȳan

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

rȳan, wk.v: to roar, rage. (RUH-yahn / ˈɹɝː-jan)

lion
Lions from an English bestiary, c. 1200-1210. British Library, Royal MS 12 C. xix, f. 6r.
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word-hlēoþor

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-hlēoþor, m.n: the sound of speaking, voice. (WORD-HLAY-oh-thor / ˈwɔɹd-ˌhleːɔ-θɔɹ)

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ceahhetung

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceahhetung, f.n: a loud and cackling laughter. (CHEH-ah-HEH-tung / ˈtʃɛah-ˌhɛ-tʌŋ)

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dægrēd-sang

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

dægrēd-sang, m.n: morning song. (DAIE-raid-SAHNG / ˈdæj-ɹeːd-ˌsaŋ)

British Library, MS Harley 2813, f. 442v.
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fyrd-lēoþ

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

fyrd-lēoþ, n.n: battle-song. (FUERD-LAY-oth / ˈfyrd-ˌleːɔθ)

battlesong
Discarding Images blog: Le Livre et le vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre, France, 1420. BL, Royal 20 B XX, fol. 57r.
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bȳme

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

bȳme, f.n: trumpet. (BUH-muh / ˈbɝː-mə)

horn
Discarding Images blog: Rothschild Canticles. Flanders, 14th century. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, fol. 134r.
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wōma

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

wōma, m.n: sound, noise. (WO-ma / ˈwoː-ma)

rabbit
Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica (‘Ashridge Petrus Comestor’), England ca. 1283-1300 (British Library, Royal 3 D VI, fol. 234r). From Discarding Images.
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fnǣrettan

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

fnǣrettan, wk.v: to snort, fume, snore, make a loud noise with the breath. (F’NAER-et-tahn / ˈfnæː-ɹɛ-tan)

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swēg-dyne

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

swēg-dyne, m.n: a resounding din, crash. (SWAY-DUH-nuh / ˈsweːj-ˌdɝ-nə)

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