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gorst

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

gorst, m.n: gorse, furze; bramble or thorn bush; juniper. (GORST / ˈgɔrst)

Medieval manuscript initial G, inside of which is a juniper tree in a grassy landscape; the outside of the G is decorated with red and black pen flourishes.
Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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popig

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

popig, m.n: poppy. (POP-ih / ˈpɔ-pɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three red poppies in bloom and a couple of closed buds.
Tractatus de herbis; S Italy (Salerno), c. 1280-1350; British Library, Egerton MS 747, f. 73v. [bl.uk]
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wistle

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

wistle, f.n: a hollow reed. (WIST-luh / ˈwɪst-lə)

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blōwan

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

blōwan, str.v: to bloom, flourish, blossom. (BLO-wan / ˈbloː-wan)

The margin of a medieval manuscript decorated with blue, pink and red flowers with green leaves, accented with shiny gold plate.
Horae ad usum Briocensem, 1410-30; Bibliothèque nationale de France, NAL 3194, f. 116v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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wōde-wistle

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōde-wistle, f.n: hemlock. (WO-duh-WIST-luh / ˈwoː-də-ˌwɪst-lə)

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bōc-holt

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-holt, m/n.n: a beech wood, forest of beeches. (BOAK-HOLT / ˈboːk-ˌhɔlt)

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lind-hrycg

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

lind-hrycg, m.n: ridge on which lime-trees grow. (LIND-HRUDGE / ˈlɪnd-ˌhrydʒ)

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hæsel-hnutu

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæsel-hnutu, f.n: hazelnut. (HAE-zel-H’NUT-uh / ˈhæ-zɛl-ˌhnʌ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript letter N in gold leaf, inside of which is a leafy hazelnut tree in a grassy landscape; the N is decorated with black and red flourishes and is surrounded by text.
Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), c. 1440-1450; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 86v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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fīf-lēaf

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

fīf-lēaf, f.n: cinquefoil (‘five-leaf’). (FEEF-LAY-ahf / ˈfiːf-ˌleːaf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of creeping cinquefoil, a plant with yellow flowers and leaves that split into five segments; a small snake is coiled beside it.
Tractatus de herbis; Italy (Salerno), c.1280-c.1310; British Library, Egerton 747, f. 78v. [bl.uk]
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trēow

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, n.n: tree; wood. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a club at the base of a tree next to a pair of shoes; the man looks up into the tree’s branches where a boy in stocking feet is stealing cherries.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 196v. [bl.uk]
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