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mid-singend

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

mid-singend, m.n: one who sings with another. (MID-SING-gend / ˈmɪd-ˌsɪŋ-gɛnd)

Medieval historiated initial C containing five monks singing together, reading music from a book on a stand shaped like an eagle.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 174r. [earlymusicmuse.com]

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grymettung

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

grymettung, f.n: roaring, bellowing; loud outcry, howling. (GRUE-met-tung / ˈgry-mɛt-tʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a large-headed, long-tailed black lion roaring at a frightened person whose hands are in the air.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 115v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

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mis-crocettan

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

mis-crocettan, v: to make a horrible noise. (miss-KRAW-chet-tahn / mɪs-ˈkrɔ-tʃɛt-tan)

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han-crēd

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

han-crēd, m.n: cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night. (HAHN-kraid / ˈhan-kreːd)

Drawing of a rooster in red pigment in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Biblia sacra, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 320, f. 208v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hrōpan

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

hrōpan, str.v: to cry out, clamour, make a noise, shout, scream. (H’ROH-pahn / ˈhroː-pan)

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ge-rār

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-rār, n.n: the roar of a wild animal. (yeh-RAWR / jɛ-ˈraːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a black lion with a very large mouth roaring at a terrified person.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 115v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

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wōp

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōp, m.n: a whoop, cry; mostly a cry of grief, wailing, lamentation, weeping. (WOPE / ˈwoːp)

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hyl-song

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

hyl-song, f.n: timbrel (an instrument similar to a frame drum or tambourine). (HUEL-zong / ˈhyl-zʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a musician beating a timbrel and playing a recorder.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 164v. [bl.uk]
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pīpere

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpere, m.n: piper, player on the flute. (PEE-peh-ruh / ˈpiː-pɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with animal feet and a tall pointy hood playing a drone-less bagpipe that has a human face at the top of the chanter.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109v. [bl.uk]
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cīegan

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cīegan, v: to call, call upon, invoke. (CHEE-eh-gahn / ˈtʃiːɛ-gan)

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