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cū-ēage

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-ēage, f.n: a cow’s eye. (KOO-AY-ah-yuh / ˈkuː-ˌeːa-jə)

Luttrell Psalter. England, c. 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 159v. [bl.uk]
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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

The Rutland Psalter. England, c. 1260. British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 57r. [bl.uk]
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cūe mesa

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

cūe mesa, m.n: cow’s dung. (KOO-eh-MEH-za / ˈkuː-ɛ-ˌmɛ-za)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about Windsor and its first appearance in writing. Read it on Patreon.

Three knights encounter a bonnacon. Gautier de Coincy, Les Miracles de Nostre-Dame. 13th century. Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, 0551, f. 10v. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]
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lēod-wynn

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēod-wynn, f.n: joy of being among one’s own people. (LAY-odd-WUEN / ˈleːɔd-ˌwyn)

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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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