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bæcestre

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

bæcestre, f.n: a baker; (specifically) female baker. (BACK-es-truh / ˈbæ-kɛs-trə)

Detail of bread baking in a psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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cū-horn

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cū-horn, m.n: a cow’s horn. (KOO-HORN / ˈkuː-ˌhɔrn)

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mōna

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

mōna, m/f.n: moon. (MO-na / ˈmoː-na)

Diagrams of the eclipse of the moon in Nicholas of Lynn’s Kalendarium. England, between 1386 and c. 1400. London, British Library, Arundel 347, f. 34r. [bl.uk]

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leahter

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

leahter, m.n: sin, crime, vice. (LEH-ah-h’ter / ˈlɛax-tɛr)

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hleahtor

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

hleahtor, m.n: laughter. (HLEH-ah-tor / ˈhlɛax-tɔr)

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frēond-lufu

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

frēond-lufu, f.n: friendship, love. (FRAY-ond-LUH-vuh / ˈfreːɔnd-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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īdel-gylp

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

īdel-gylp, n.n: vainglory, vain pride, idle boasting. (EE-dell-YUELP / ˈiː-dɛl-ˌjylp)

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wægn

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

wægn, m.n: a wagon, wain, carriage, vehicle. (WAEYN / ˈwæjn)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England, 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 181v. [bl.uk]
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mūs

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

mūs, f.n: mouse. (MOOS / ˈmuːs)

Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, late 14th century. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS. 143, f. 76v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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cyning

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

cyning, m.n: a king, monarch, male sovereign; God, Christ. (KUE-ning / ˈky-nɪŋ)

Breviary from England (Norwich), between 1322 and 1325. British Library, Stowe MS 12, f. 16v. [bl.uk]
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