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dēawian

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

dēawian, wk.v: to bedew. (DAY-ah-wi-ahn / ˈdeːa-wɪ-an)

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sǣ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-draca, m.n: sea-dragon. (SAE-DRAH-ka / ˈsæː-ˌdra-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a sea dragon swimming in the water, a creature with long ears, snout, long tail, and webbed feet.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 114r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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heofon-scūr

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

heofon-scūr, m.n: rainshower from the heavens. (HEH-o-von-SHOOR / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌʃuːr)

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fisca cynn

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

fisca cynn, n: fish-kind. (FISK-ah KUEN / ˈfɪ-ska ˈkyn)

Medieval manuscript image of an assortment of sea creatures, some fairly realistic looking fish, others more fantastical, such as a mer-horse, a horned mer-lion and a sea dragon.
Harley Bestiary; England, c. 1230-40; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 68r. [bl.uk]
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sǣnig

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣnig, adj: marine. (SAE-nih / ˈsæː-nɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat carrying two sailors floating beside a giant fish, on which rests a cooking pot and two other sailors, one of whom is falling into the sea; the giant fish plunges down to swallow some small fish.
Bestiary; France (formerly Flanders), c. 1270; Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 3, f. 89v. [getty.edu]
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dēaw

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

dēaw, m.n: dew. (DAY-aw / ˈdeːaw)

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lang-scip

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

lang-scip, n.n: a longship, large warship. (LAHNG-SHIP / ˈlaŋ-ˌʃɪp)

Medieval manuscript image of a massive crowd of conical-helmed, spear-wielding warriors aboard a longship at sea.
Tableaux de la vie de saint Aubin; Angers, 1050-1150; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, NAL 1390, f. 7r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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brim-gyst

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

brim-gyst, m.n: sailor (‘sea-guest’). (BRIM-YUEST / ˈbrɪm-ˌjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of a sailor who seems unaware that his sailboat is being slowed down by a large fish in the water below.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koniniklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 114v. [galerij.kb.nl]
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ēa

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēa, f.n: river. (AY-ah / ˈeːa)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ, offering a blessing, flamed by a golden arch in the upper left corner; below him, four angels have been freed from their bindings; a river, complete with swimming fish, divides these angels from a golden altar and two trumpeting angels.
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1991.232.11. [metmuseum.org]
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ge-swimman

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-swimman, str.v: to swim. (yeh-SWIM-mahn / jɛ-ˈswɪm-man)

Medieval manuscript image of two ducks swimming in water with a grassy shore in the background.
Bestiary; Iran (Maragheh), late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.500, f. 65v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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