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beorc

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

beorc, f.n: birch; name of the B-rune ᛒ. (BEH-ork / ˈbɛɔɹk)

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rysc-bedd

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysc-bedd, n.n: a bed of rushes. (RUSH-BED / ˈɹɝʃ-ˌbɛd)

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collon-crōh

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

collon-crōh, m.n: a waterlily. (KOLL-on-KROH / ˈkɔl-lɔn-ˌkɹoːh)

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Egerton MS 747, fol. 67 (c. 1300). Pepperwort and Waterlily. From The British Library.
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ellen-trēow

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

ellen-trēow, n.n: an elder tree. (EL-len-TRAY-oh / ˈɛl-lɛn-ˌtɹeːɔ)

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coliandre

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

coliandre, f.n: the herb coriander. (KOLL-li-ahn-druh / ˈkɔ-lɪ-an-dɹə)

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wōde-wistle

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

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

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gærs

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

gærs, n.n: grass, a blade of grass, herb, hay. (GAERZ / ˈgærz)

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British Library, MS Royal 19 D.III, f. 402. Nebuchadnezzar and an ox.
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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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