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wed-loga

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

wed-loga, m.n: one who is false to a pledge or engagement. (WED-LOG-ah / ˈwɛd-ˌlɔ-ga)

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bēot-word

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

bēot-word, n.n: boast; threat. (BAY-ot-WORD / ˈbeːɔt-ˌwɔrd)

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ēce

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēce, adj: perpetual, eternal. (AY-chuh / ˈeː-tʃə)

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hǣþen

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

hǣþen, adj/n: heathen, pagan, not Christian; person who is not Christian. (HATH-en / ˈhæː-θɛn)

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lār

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

lār, f.n: lore, teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge. (LAR / ˈlaːr)

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ende-dæg

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

ende-dæg, m.n: last day, final day; day of death; Doomsday. (EN-duh-DAIE / ˈɛn-də-ˌdæj)

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drenc-hūs

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

drenc-hūs, n.n: drinking house. (DRENCH-HOOS / ˈdrɛntʃ-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a man beckoning from the door of a building from which hangs a round sign; many keys hang from his belt, and he holds a goblet in his hand.
Jacques de Cessoles, Le jeu des échecs moralisés; French, 14th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-5107 réserve, f. 61v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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wēod-hōc

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

wēod-hōc, m.n: hoe (‘weed-hook’). (WAY-odd-HOAK / ˈweːɔd-ˌhoːk)

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ende-mann

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

ende-mann, m.n: person of this day, i.e. living in the last age of the world (‘end-person’). (EN-duh-MAHN / ˈɛn-də-ˌman)

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hosp-word

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

hosp-word, n.n: word of contempt, insulting speech (‘shame-word’). (HOSP-WORD / ˈhɔsp-ˌwɔrd)

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