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sunn-hāt

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

sunn-hāt, adj: ‘sun-hot’, heated by the sun. (SUN-HAWT / ˈsʌn-ˌhaːt)

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snacc

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

snacc, f.n: a swift-sailing vessel. (SNAWK / ˈsnak)

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wyrt-geard

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-geard, m.n: kitchen garden. (WUERT-YEH-ard / ˈwyrt-ˌjɛard)

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cū-cealf

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-cealf, n.n: a cow’s calf. (KOO-CHEH-alf / ˈkuː-ˌtʃɛalf)

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The Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough?), early 13th century. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 30v. [bestiary.ca]
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hūs

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

hūs, n.n: building, house; temporary shelter; room. (HOOS / ˈhuːs)

The Holy Family at work, in the Hours of Catherine of Cleves. The Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.917/945, p. 149. [themorgan.org]
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flǣsc-hord

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hord, n.n: ‘flesh-hoard’, the body. (FLASH-HORD / ˈflæːʃ-ˌhɔrd)

Bloodletting-Zodiac Man, from a collection of astronomical, calendrical, medical and philosophical texts compiled in England (1275-1540). British Library, Harley MS 3719, ff. 158v-159r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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wyrt-stenc

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-stenc, m.n: scent from a plant. (WUERT-STENCH / ˈwyrt-ˌstɛntʃ)

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brēad

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

brēad, n.n: bread; food. (BRAY-ad / ˈbreːad)

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weorold-cræft

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

weorold-cræft, m.n: secular (non-religious) craft or art (world-craft). (WEH-oh-rold-KRAFT / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-ˌkræft)

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gærs-stapa

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

gærs-stapa, m.n: locust (grass-stepper). (GARZ-STAH-pa / ˈgærz-ˌsta-pa)

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Book of Hours of Joanna I of Castile. Netherlands, S. (Bruges), 1486-1506. British Library, Add MS 18852, fol. 30r. [bl.uk]
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