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feccan

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

feccan, wk.v: to fetch, go in search of and bring back, come and get. (FETCH-ahn / ˈfɛ-tʃan)

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stæpe-gang

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæpe-gang, m.n: a step. (STAPP-uh-GAHNG / ˈstæ-pə-ˌgaŋ)

Medieval historiated initial decorated with a winged dragon, containing a pilgrim with a staff.
Map Psalter; England, 1262-1300; British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 54v. [bl.uk]
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hærn-flota

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

hærn-flota, m.n: a wave-floater, ship. (HAERN-FLOH-ta / ˈhærn-ˌflɔ-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a giant fish diving beside a two-masted, tilted ship in which are four men.
Bestiary; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 22r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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weg-fērend

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

weg-fērend, m.n: a wayfarer, traveller. (WEY-FAY-rend / ˈwɛj-ˌfeː-rɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a barefoot St Christopher crossing a river, carrying the infant Jesus on his shoulders.
Burgundian Breviary. France (Besançon), 13th/14th century. Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, Y 24, f. 176. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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lagu-sīþ

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

lagu-sīþ, m.n: a sea-journey. (LAH-guh-SEETH / ˈla-gʌ-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a siren or mermaid holding a fish in one hand and in the other the prow of a boat; in the boat are two men, one of whom is rowing.
Bestiary. S England (Salisbury?), 13th century. British Library, Harley 4751, f. 47v. [bl.uk]

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folgian

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

folgian, wk.v: to follow. (FOL-yih-ahn / ˈfɔl-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of two young women walking, one woman plainly dressed and carrying a sack and jug on her back following one richly dressed.
Biblia Porta. France, late 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 178r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

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sceacdōm

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

sceacdōm, m.n: flight, hurried departure. (SHEH-ahk-DOAM / ˈʃɛak-ˌdoːm)

Medieval manuscript image of a queen and her two young sons on a horse, pursued by a king and his men in armour wielding swords.
The flight of Queen Emma to Normandy with her two young sons in the Anglo-Norman verse Life of St Edward the Confessor. England, mid-13th century. Cambridge University Library, MS Ee.3.59, f. 4r. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]
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nīw-fara

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

nīw-fara, m.n: newcomer, stranger. (NEE-ew-VAH-ra / ˈniːw-ˌva-ra)

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feoh

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

feoh, n.n: cattle, livestock; property, wealth, money; value, price, fee; name of the F-rune ᚠ. (FEH-oh / ˈfɛɔx)

Medieval manuscript image of a red cow nursing her calf.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough?), early 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 30v. [bestiary.ca]

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scip

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

scip, n.n: ship. (SHIP / ˈʃɪp )

Medieval manuscript image of a whale surfacing from the ocean and raising a boat of four men.
Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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