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hearmtanas

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

hearmtanas, pl.m.n: ‘sorrow-twigs’, branches of evil or strife. (HEH-arm-TAH-nas / ˈhɛarm-ˌta-nas)

Cain striking Abel in the “Taymouth Hours” (British Library, MS Yates-Thompson 13, fol. 28r).
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mapul-trēow

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

mapul-trēow, m.n: a maple tree. (MAH-pull-TRAY-oh / ˈma-pʌl-ˌtɹeːɔw)

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wēod

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

wēod, n.n: useless or injurious plant, weed. (WAY-odd / ˈweːɔd)

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beorht-blōwende

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

beorht-blōwende, adj: bright-blooming, blooming bright. (BEH-or’ht-BLOW-en-duh / ˈbɛɔɹht-ˌbloː-wɛn-də)

Needs ID – please comment if you know the source
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cipe

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

cipe, f.n: an onion. (CHIH-puh / ˈtʃɪ-pə)

onion
British Library. The illustration at the bottom of the page is labelled cepe domestica (onion). Note the similarity of Old English cipe to Latin cepa. British Library, Egerton 747, f. 29. Italian, between c. 1280 and c. 1310. Tractatus de herbis.
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mucg-wyrt

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

mucg-wyrt, f.n: mugwort. (MUDGE-WURT / ˈmʌdʒ-ˌwɝɹt)

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blōstma

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

blōstma, m.n: a blossom, bloom, flower. (BLOHST-ma / ˈbloːst-ma)

bloom
Breviary of Mary of Savoy, Lombardy ca. 1430. Chambéry, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 4, fol. 560r.
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wār

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

wār, n.n: seaweed; sand, strand. (WAHR / ˈwaːɹ)

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wyn-wyrt

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyn-wyrt, f.n: pleasant plant. (WUEN-WUERT / ˈwyn-ˌwyrt)

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brǣmel-berie

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

brǣmel-berie, f.n: a bramble-berry. (BRAM-ell-BEH-ri-uh / ˈbɹæː-mɛl-ˌbɛ-ɹɪ-ə)

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