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ēoh

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēoh, m.n: yew, a yew tree; name of the EO-rune ᛇ. (AY-oh’h / ˈeːɔh)

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scōm-hylt

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

scōm-hylt, f.n: a shady wood, thicket, shrubbery. (SHOAM-hult)

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sōlsece

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

sōlsece, f.n: heliotrope (lit. ‘sun-seek’), a flower that is so-called because it’s supposed to turn its flowers towards the sun. (SOAL-zeh-cheh)

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holen

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

holen, m.n: holly. (HOL-len)

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lēac-trog

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac-trog, m.n: a bunch of berries. (LAY-ock-TROG)

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Book of Hours. France (Angers or Nantes), c. 1440. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, M.63, f. 48r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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īfig-beara

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

īfig-beara, n: ‘ivy-grove’, a grove of ivy-covered trees. (EE-vee-BAY-ah-ra)

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strēaw-berige

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

strēaw-berige, f.n: a strawberry (plant or fruit). (STRAY-aw-BAIR-ee-yeh) 

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Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus. Southern Netherlands (Meuse Valley), 3rd quarter of the 12th century. London, British Library, Harley MS 1585, f. 30r. [bl.uk]

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strēaw

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

strēaw, n.n: straw, hay. (STRAY-aw)

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Book of Hours. France, c. 1475. New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS M.73, f. 3v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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wyrt-brǣþ

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-brǣþ, m.n: a perfume from plants, an odour, aroma. (WURT-brath)

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lēac-tric

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac-tric, m.n: a lettuce. (LAY-ock-tritch)

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Tacuinum Sanitatis of Rouen, early 15th century. Rouen nouvelles bibliothèques. [bibliodyssey.blogspot.com]

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