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lāst-weard

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāst-weard, m.n: one who keeps in the steps of another, a successor, pursuer. (LAHST-WEH-ard / ˈlaːst-ˌwɛaɹd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a hunting dog chasing a stag and two hunting dogs chasing a rabbit.
Bestiary. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 45r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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lāst

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāst, m.n: step, track, trace. (LAHST / ˈlaːst)

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latian

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

latian, wk.v: to be slow; to linger, loiter, delay. (LAH-ti-ahn / ˈla-tɪ-an)

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wægn-gewǣde

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

wægn-gewǣde, n.n: a wagon-cloth, covering for a wagon. (WAYN-yeh-WA-duh / ˈwæjn-jɛ-ˌwæː-də)

A manuscript image shows a two-wheeled wagon pulled by a horse. Five women look out of the wagon from under a green wagon cover. The man leading the horse gestures to the two men riding horses behind the wagon.
Rudolf von Ems, Weltchronik. Zurich, c. 1300. St Gallen, Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 302, f. 39r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

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port-strǣt

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

port-strǣt, f.n: town road, public way. (PORT-STRAT / ˈpɔɹt-ˌstɹæːt)

Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 144–f. 20r. [themorgan.org]

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cēol

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

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tīd-fara

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

tīd-fara, m.n: a traveller the time of whose journey is come (?), or one who journeys for a (short) time (?). (TEED-FA-ra / ˈtiːd-ˌfa-ɹa)

Richard de Fournival’s Bestiaire d’amour. France (Paris), 13th-14th centuries. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 30r. [bestiary.ca]

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niþer-gang

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

niþer-gang, m.n: descent. (NITH-er-gahng / ˈnɪθ-ɛɹ-gaŋ)

Lucifer falls alongside rebel angels into a hell mouth. Psalter-Hours. France (Amiens), 1280-1299. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.729, f. 404v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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stealcung

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

stealcung, f.n: stalking, cautious walking. (STEH-al-kung / ˈstɛal-kʌŋ)

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wicg

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg, n.n: (poetical) a steed. (WIDG / ˈwɪdʒ)

Northumberland Bestiary. England, 1250-1260. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 25r. [blogs.getty.edu]

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