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ge-þǣnan

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-þǣnan, wk.v: to moisten. (yeh-THAE-nahn / jɛ-ˈθæː-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of two servants standing back to back, each pouring water from a vessel onto the hands of a pair of waiting guests; basins sit on the floor to catch the run-off water.
Le Roman de Tristan; Italy (Lombardy), 1320-30; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS Fr. 755, f. 115r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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sǣ-brōga

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

sǣ-brōga, m.n: sea-terror. (SAE-BROH-ga / ˈsæː-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man holding a flag and looking behind him at the sea, which is filled with a variety of monsters.
Petrus de Ebulo, De balneis puteolanis; Italy (Naples), 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8161, f. 6r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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wæl-regn

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæl-regn, m.n: deadly rain, slaughter-rain (the rain that caused the Flood). (WAEL-RAIN / ˈwæl-ˌrɛjn)

Medieval manuscript image of floodwaters filled with corpses of people and animals, with rain gushing down in five torrents from the clouds above.
Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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þel-fæsten

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

þel-fæsten, n.n: plank-fortress (Noah’s ark). (THELL-FAST-en / ˈθɛl-ˌfæs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of Noah’s ark crammed full of animals; a blue dove perches outside with a branch in its beak, and in the waters below human corpses float among the fish.
Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile; France, c. 1225-1250; Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms 1186, f. 13v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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swift-ryne

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

swift-ryne, m.n: a swift course, rapid running of water. (SWIFT-RUE-nuh / ˈswɪft-ˌry-nə)

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wæter-brōga

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-brōga, m.n: water-terror, terror of the deep. (WAT-er-BRO-ga / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a frightening-looking fish with a saw-like horn protruding from its head, sharp teeth in its mouth, and a large fan-like fin along its back.
Swordfish in a bestiary; N France (Picardy), early 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson 19, f. 48r. [bl.uk]
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wǣg-bord

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣg-bord, n.n: a wave-board, a plank of a vessel. (WAIE-BORD / ˈwæːj-ˌbɔrd)

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ebba

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ebba, m.n: an ebbing or receding of water. (EB-ba / ˈɛb-ba)

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swimmend-līc

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

swimmend-līc, adj: able to swim. (SWIM-mend-leech / ˈswɪm-mɛnd-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of an orange and blue fish leaping out of the water and bending around to grasp its tail in its mouth.
A salmon in Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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lagu-cræftig

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

lagu-cræftig, adj: skilled in seamanship. (LAH-guh-KRAF-tih / ˈla-gʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three men in a single-sailed ship, two of whom hold oars.
Chansonnier provençal; Italy, c. 1285-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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