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āl-fæt

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

āl-fæt, n.n: vessel suitable for placing on a fire, cooking vessel. (ALL-VAT / ˈaːl-ˌvæt)

Medieval manuscript image of a large cauldron hanging from a hook above a fire; a person on the right draws something out of the cauldron with a long utensil; people on the left are conversing with each other, while one slaughters a sheep.
Maciejowski Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 20r. [themorgan.org]
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lǣce-getawu

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

lǣce-getawu, n.n (plural): medical apparatus. (LATCH-uh-yeh-TA-wuh / ˈlæː-tʃə-jɛ-ˌta-wʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of two doctors operating on the head of a patient whose hands are tied behind his back; each doctor holds a tool in the right hand.
Medical and herbal collection; England or France, late 12th century; British Library, Sloane MS 1975, f. 91v. [bl.uk]
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fann

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

fann, f.n: winnowing fan, implement for winnowing grain. (FAHN / ˈfan)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sifting grain using a winnowing fan.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 18r. [themorgan.org]
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cucler-mǣl

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

cucler-mǣl, n.n: a spoon measure. (KUH-kler-MAL / ˈkʌ-klɛr-ˌmæːl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on spoons. Read it on Patreon.

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cucler

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

cucler, m.n: spoon. (KUH-kler / ˈkʌ-klɛr)

A gilt silver spoon consisting of a hemispherical bowl with five holes punched in the centre, joined to a triangular plate, which connects to a thin stem.
Silver spoon; England (Isle of Wight), 6th century; British Museum 1867,0729.3. [britishmuseum.org]
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belg

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

belg, m.n: bag, pouch, sack; bellows. (BELG / ˈbɛlg)

Medieval manuscript image of a blacksmith hammering on an anvil; behind them a bellows is suspended over an open fire.
Marie de France’s Fables; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 24428, f. 98r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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met-gird

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

met-gird, f.n: a rod for measuring. (MET-YIRD / ˈmɛt-ˌjɪrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-winged angel bent over beside a walled city with blue turrets, using a rod to measure the sides.
Biblia Porta; N France (Franco-Flemish), late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 483r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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mete-seax

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

mete-seax, n.n: a knife used in cutting food, dagger. (MEH-tuh-SEH-ahks / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man crouching on the ground with a blade and holding the tail of a giant fish; an eagle eats the head of the fish, which has been cut off, and an older man dressed as a monk gestures towards the youth with one hand, a walking stick in the other.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 28v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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sulh

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

sulh, n.n: plough. (SUL’H / ˈsʌlx)

Medieval manuscript image of three men working in a field, with four muscular oxen drawing a plough; a bearded man guides the plough, and behind him another man scatters grain.
Miscellany; England (Canterbury), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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lǣce-seax

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce-seax, n.n: surgical knife. (LATCH-uh-SEH-ox / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting on a bench with his left arm outstretched; another man cuts his arm just above the elbow with a knife, letting the blood pour down into a bowl on the ground.
Aldobrandino of Siena’s ‘Le Régime du corps’; N France (Lille?), 3rd quarter of 13th century; British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 11v. [bl.uk]
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