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lēac

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac, n.n: herb, plant. (LAY-ock / ˈleːak)

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Ibn Butlân, Tacuinum sanitatis, c. 1400. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333, fol. 22r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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wyrt-tūn

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-tūn, m.n: garden. (WUERT-TOON / ˈwyrt-ˌtuːn)

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A garden in Convenevole da Prato’s address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples. Italy (Tuscany), c. 1335-c. 1340. British Library, MS. Royal 6 E IX, fol. 15v. [bl.uk]
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dweorge-dwosle

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

dweorge-dwosle, f.n: the herb pennyroyal (of the mint family). (DWEH-or-yuh-DWOSS-luh / ˈdwɛɔr-jə-ˌdwɔs-lə)

The herb pennyroyal in Pseudo-Apuleius Herbal. England (Canterbury), c. 1070-1100. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1431, fol. 24v. [bodley.ox.ac.uk]
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sunn-bearu

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

sunn-bearu, m.n: a sunny grove. [SUN-BEH-ah-roo]

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wermōd

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

wermōd, m.n: wormwood. [WAYRM-ohd]

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æppel-tūn

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

æppel-tūn, m.n: orchard. (AP-pell-TOON / ˈæp-pɛl-ˌtuːn)

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A man labouring in an orchard: Petrus de Crescentiis’s Ruralia commoda in French translation. S. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1478 – c. 1480. British Library, Royal 14 E VI, fol. 28r. [bl.uk]
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cucurbite

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

cucurbite, f.n: a gourd. [KUH-kur-bit-eh]

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Tacuinum Sanitatis. Please comment if you have more info on this image. [oldfoodways.info]

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dracan blōd

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

dracan blōd, n.n: dragon’s blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon’s blood-tree. [DRA-kahn BLOD]

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wyrt

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Hana Videen

wyrt, f.n: plant, herb. (WUERT / ˈwyrt)

Liber Floridus. Manuscript source unknown (please comment if you can help).
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worþ-apulder

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

worþ-apulder, f.n: (definition uncertain) an apple-tree growing by a homestead. (WORTH-AH-pull-der / ˈwɔɹθ-ˌa-pʌl-dɛɹ)

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