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sundor-genga

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-genga, m.n: one who goes alone. (SUN-dor-GENG-ga / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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ūrig-lāst

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

ūrig-lāst, adj: making a dewy track, walking the wet earth. (OO-ree-LAHST / ˈuː-rɪj-ˌlaːst)

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here-sīþ

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

here-sīþ, m.n: the journey of an army, a military expedition, march. (HEH-ruh-SEETH / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌsiːθ)

army
The winter march of Caesar’s army. British Library MS Royal 17 F II. Image declared as public domain on the British Library website. (via jothelibrarian)
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færyld

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

færyld, n.n: a motion, journey. (FAE-ruld / ˈfæ-ɹɝld)

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mold-hrērende

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

mold-hrērende, adj: moving upon the earth. (MOLD-HRAY-ren-duh / ˈmɔld-ˌhɹeː-ɹɛn-də)

donkey
Needs ID – please comment if you know the source

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ellor-fūs

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

ellor-fūs, adj: desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart. (EL-lor-FOOS / ˈɛl-lɔɹ-ˌfuːs)

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from-hweorfan

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

from-hweorfan, str.v: to turn from, go or depart from. (FROM-H’WEH-or-vahn / ˈfɹɔm-ˌhwɛɔɹ-van)

Walters Manuscript W.88, fol. 152v.
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fromawælta

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

fromawælta, wk.v: rolled away. (FROM-ah-WAEL-tah / ˈfɹɔ-ma-ˌwæl-ta)

From Got Medieval blog: Marginal image from an early 14th-century Festal Psalter (The Hague, KB, 78 D 40).
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hwēol

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwēol, n.n: a wheel. (H’WAY-oll / ˈhweːɔl)

wheel
Bury Psalter: Psalm 82 ‘Make me as on to a wheel’. Anglo-Saxon, 1000-1050. Rome, Vatican, MS Reg. Lat. 12, fol. 90v.
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sǣ-genga

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-genga, m.n: a sea-goer, a mariner; a vessel, ship. (SAE-GENG-ga / ˈsæː-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

sailor
The Medieval Bestiary: Two sirens have lured these sailors to their doom; one holds the ship. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, fol. 116v.
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