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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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hwāstrung

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwāstrung, f.n: a whispering, murmuring, muttering. (HWAH-strung / ˈhwaː-stɹʌŋ)

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grimetung

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

grimetung, f.n: raging, roaring, grunting, loud noise. (GRIM-uh-tung / ˈgɹɪ-mə-tʌŋ)

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mann-drēam

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

mann-drēam, m.n: human joy; joyous noise, jubilation. (MAHN-DRAY-ahm / ˈman-ˌdreːam)

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þunor

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

þunor, m.n: thunder. (THUH-nor / ˈθʌ-nɔɹ)

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gēomrung

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

gēomrung, f.n: groaning, moaning, lamentation. (YAY-om-rung / ˈjeːɔm-ɹʌŋ)

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