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gyst

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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fisc-hūs

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

fisc-hūs, n.n: ‘fish-house’, place or building for storing and perhaps selling fish. (FISH-HOOS / ˈfɪʃ-ˌhuːs)

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hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail.
Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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lendan

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

lendan, wk.v: to come to land, arrive. (LEN-dahn / ˈlɛn-dan)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship with a sail in the water near the shore, with a starry night in the background.
Breviary of Jean sans Peur; France (Paris), 1413-19; British Library, Add MS 35311, f. 348v. [bl.uk]
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wāþ

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

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gafol-bere

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

gafol-bere, m.n: barley paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-BEH-ruh / ˈga-vɔl-ˌbɛ-rə)

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feoh-strang

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

feoh-strang, adj: rich (money-strong). (FEH-oh-STRONG / ˈfɛɔx-ˌstraŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a smith hammering a gold bar; surrounding him are a chest, sacks and heaps of gold coins.
Headpiece from a register of creditors of a Bolognese lending society; Italy (Bologna), 1394-95; The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1056v. [themorgan.org]
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mete-gafol

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

mete-gafol, n.n: food paid as tax or tribute. (MEH-tuh-GA-voll / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌga-vɔl)

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bāt-weard

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

bāt-weard, m.n: commander of a ship (BAHT-WEH-ard / ˈbaːt-ˌwɛard)

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mynet

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

mynet, n.n: coin; coinage, money. (MUE-net / ˈmy-nɛt)

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