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bāt

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

bāt, m.n: boat. (BAWT / ˈbaːt)

Medieval manuscript image of five armoured men with spears and shields in two boats with full sails at sea; one of the men wears a gold crown.
Les Grandes chroniques de France; France (Paris), 14th century; British Library, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. [bl.uk]
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lagu-swimmend

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

lagu-swimmend, m.n: creature that swims in the water. (LA-guh-SWIM-end / ˈla-gʌ-ˌswɪ-mɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-finned, bare-breasted mermaid, combing her hair with one hand and holding a looking glass in the other.
Hours of Yolande of Flanders; France (Paris), 1353-63; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 27, f. 52v. [bl.uk]
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sælmerige

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

sælmerige, f.n: brine, salt water. (SAEL-MEH-ri-yuh / ˈsæl-ˌmɛ-rɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a container of green olives amidst Greek writing.
Olives in pickling brine in De materia medica; Turkey (Istanbul), mid 10th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.652, f. 226r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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lagu-sīþ

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

lagu-sīþ, m.n: a sea-journey. (LAH-guh-SEETH / ˈla-gʌ-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a siren or mermaid holding a fish in one hand and in the other the prow of a boat; in the boat are two men, one of whom is rowing.
Bestiary. S England (Salisbury?), 13th century. British Library, Harley 4751, f. 47v. [bl.uk]

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sund-reced

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

sund-reced, n.n: sea-hall or sea-house, a term for the ark. (SUND-REH-ched / ˈsʌnd-ˌɹɛ-tʃɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat floating in water, with the heads of two men and women and many different animals in compartments.
Bible historiale. France (Paris), c. 1325. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.322 I, f. 21r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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spring

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

spring, m/n.n: source of water; springing, rising; ulcer, sore, pustule; flux; squirting, sprinkling. (SPRING / ˈsprɪŋ)

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mere-wīf

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

mere-wīf, n.n: ‘mere-woman’, ‘water-woman’. (MEH-ruh-WEEF / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌwiːf)

Medieval manuscript image of six women bathing in a grotto amidst rocky cliffs and a river.
Petrus de Ebulo’s De balneis puteolanis. Italy (Naples), 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 8161, f. 8r. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]
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scip

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

scip, n.n: ship. (SHIP / ˈʃɪp )

Medieval manuscript image of a whale surfacing from the ocean and raising a boat of four men.
Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hran-fisc

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

hran-fisc, m.n: whale. (HRAWN-FISH / ˈhɹan-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat carrying three men on the back of a giant fish-eating whale.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 86v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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gēotan

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

gēotan, str.v: to pour (water, wine, grain, etc.) from a container; pour into / over / onto / on every side of something. (YAH-oh-tahn / ˈjeːɔ-tan)

Today’s word is from Þórbeorht L. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

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