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un-bewilled

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-bewilled, adj: not boiled away. (un-beh-WILL-led / ˌʌn-bɛ-ˈwɪl-lɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pot suspended on a chain above a fire, with one man watching and another stirring.
Der Sachsenspiegel. Germany, 1350-1375. Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, HAB Cod. Guelf. 3.1 Aug. 2°, f. 19v. [manuscriptminiatures.com]
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cwylla

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

cwylla, m.n: a well, spring. (KWUL-la / ˈkwɝl-la)

Medieval manuscript image of two men talking by a well, one of whom is holding a bucket, and a third man drawing water from the well using a pulley system.
Digest of Justinian. Italy (Bologna), early 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Canon. Misc. 493, f. 153r. [digital.bodleian.oxford.ac.uk]

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mere-torr

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

mere-torr, m.n: a tower formed by the sea (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea). (MEH-reh-TOR / ˈmɛ-ɹɛ-ˌtɔɹ)

A manuscript page shows many soldiers on horseback trapped in a towering wave of water. Their spears and the tops of their helmets still poke out the top of the wave.
Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1230; Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.106.11V. [art.thewalters.org]

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flōd-wylm

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

flōd-wylm, m.n: flood-boiling, raging flood. (FLOAD-WULM / ˈfloːd-ˌwɝlm)

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ēar-ge·bland

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

ēar-ge·bland, n.n: concourse of waters, tumult of waves. (AY-ar-yeh-BLAHND / ˈeːaɹ-jɛ-ˌbland)

L’estoire del Saint Graal. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), c. 1316. British Library, Additional 10292, f. 36v. [bl.uk]

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fant-wæter

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

fant-wæter, n.n: baptismal water. (FONT-WAE-ter / ˈfant-ˌwæ-tɛɹ)

St Bartholomew baptizing a king, queen & princess. Bologna, Italy, or Hungary, 1325-1335. The Morgan Library & Museum, M.360.21. [ica.themorgan.org]
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sǣ-land

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sǣ-land, n.n: a maritime district. (SAE-LAHND / ˈsæː-ˌland)

Edmund and departing Danes in Passio Edmundi, illustrated by Abbo of Fleury. England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 15r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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fisc-pōl

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

fisc-pōl, m.n: fish pool, fish pond. (FISH-POLE / ˈfɪʃ-ˌpoːl)

Salmon in Gerald of Wales’ Topographia Hiberniae. N England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c. 1223. British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

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regn-wæter

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

regn-wæter, n.n: rainwater. (RAIN-WAT-er / ˈɹɛjn-ˌwæ-tɛɹ)

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regn-dropa

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

regn-dropa, m.n: a raindrop. (RAIN-drop-ah)

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