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weg-fērend

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

weg-fērend, m.n: wayfarer, traveller. (WEY-FAY-rend / ˈwɛj-ˌfeː-rɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rosy-cheeked man with a staff riding a cheerful-looking camel through some trees.
Rochester Bestiary; SE England (Rochester?), c. 1230-14th century; British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 38v. [bl.uk]
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ǣmta

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

ǣmta, m.n: leisure; freedom or opportunity (to do something). (AM-ta / ˈæːm-ta)

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wyrhta

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyrhta, m.n: worker, labourer; maker, creator. (WUER-h’ta / ˈwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a hooded man holding a spade, rod and pruning hook.
The Moralised Game of Chess; France (Paris?), early 15th century; British Library, Royal 19 C XI, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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gamen-wudu

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

gamen-wudu, m.n: harp (merriment-wood). (GAH-men-WUH-duh / ˈga-mɛn-ˌwʌ-dʌ)⁠

A green-winged angel playing a golden harp in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Maastricht Hours; Netherlands (Liège), early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 21v. [bl.uk]
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gamen

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

gamen, n.n: amusement, merriment, joy, pleasure, entertainment. (GAH-men / ˈga-mɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of three people playing a game with gold balls, the person on the right getting ready to roll a ball towards the person on the left.
Romance of Alexander illustrated by Jehan de Grise, 1338-1410; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 63r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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frōfor-word

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

frōfor-word, n.n: word of consolation. (FRO-vor-WORD / ˈfroː-vɔr-ˌwɔrd)

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leornung-mann

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

leornung-mann, m.n: scholar, student, disciple. (LEH-or-nung-MAHN / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript image of a man looking at the stars with an astrolabe in one hand and a tube in the other; another man holds a book open while a third man writes in a book.
Psalter of St Louis and Blanche of Castille; France (Paris), 1225-1235; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-1186 réserve, f. 1v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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gēar-dagas

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēar-dagas, pl.m.n: days (of one’s life), lifetime; days of old, former times. (YAY-ar-DA-gahs / ˈjeːar-ˌda-gas)

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bridd

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

bridd, m.n: young bird, chick. (BRID / ˈbrɪd)

Medieval manuscript image of the sun, with an angel stretching out his arms above it, surrounded by a flock of multi-coloured birds.
Silos Apocalypse; N Spain, 1091-1109; British Library, Add MS 11695, f. 197r. [bl.uk]
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blīþe

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

blīþe, adj: happy, joyful; gentle, kind, gracious. (BLEE-thuh / ˈbliː-θə)

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