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corn

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

corn, n.n: grain, cereal plants grown as crops; seed, berry or fruit of a plant. (KORN / ˈkɔrn)

Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 31v. [bestiary.ca]
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goldwyrt

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

goldwyrt, f.n: goldwort, marigold. (GOLD-WURT / ˈgɔld-ˌwɝɹt)

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blywnys

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

blywnys, f.n: bloom, flourishing condition. (BLUW-nuss / ˈblɝw-nɝs)

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æsc

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

æsc, m.n: ash, ash tree; name of the Æ-rune ᚫ; a light, swift ship. (ASH / ˈæʃ)

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hnutu

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

hnutu, f.n: nut. (H’NUH-tuh / ˈhnʌ-tʌ)

Hours of Joanna the Mad. Bruges, 15th century. British Library, Add MS 18852, f. 88v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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croplēac

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

croplēac, n.n: garlic. (KROP-LAY-ahk / ˈkɹɔp-ˌleːak)

Source unknown. Please comment if you know.
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more

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Hana Videen

more, f.n: carrot, parsnip, root vegetable. (MOR-uh / ˈmɔ-ɹə)

Pseudo-Apuleius, Dioscorides, Herbals (extracts); De virtutibus bestiarum in arte medicinae, in Latin and English. England, Bury St. Edmunds; late 11th century. MS. Bodl. 130.


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fīcæppel

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

fīcæppel, n: fig. (FEECH-APP-ell / ˈfiːtʃ-ˌæp-pɛl)

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persoc

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

persoc, m.n: peach. (PER-sock / ˈpɛɹ-sɔk)

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sigebēam

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Hana Videen

sigebēam, m.n: victory-tree; a tree on which a victory is gained; the cross. (SIH-yuh-BAY-ahm / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌbeːam)

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