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dōm-georn

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

dōm-georn, adj: eager for (deserved) renown. (DOAM-YEH-orn / ˈdoːm-ˌjɛɔrn)

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winter

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

winter, m.n: winter; year. (WIN-ter / ˈwɪn-tɛr)

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Detail of activities on a frozen river. The Hours of Joanna the Mad (1486-1506). London, British Library, Add MS 18852, folio 2r. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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wulfhēafod-trēow

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

wulfhēafod-trēow, n.n: ‘wolf-head tree’ (definition uncertain). (WULF-hay-ah-vod-TRAY-oh / ˈwʌlf-heːa-vɔd-ˌtreːɔw)

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bæftan-sittende

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

bæftan-sittende, adj: idle (back-sitting). (BAV-tahn-SIT-ten-duh / ˈbæv-tan-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də)

Idleness shows the Lover into the Garden of Pleasure. Guilluame de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose. France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 20 A. xvii, fol. 7v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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stig-weard

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

stig-weard, m.n: steward, superintendent of household affairs (especially in matters to do with the table). (STIH-WEH-ard / ˈstɪj-ˌwɛard)

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National Library of Wales, MS Peniarth 28. [wrexham.gov.uk]
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stig

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

stig, n.n: wooden enclosure, part of a house, perhaps a hall. (STIH / ˈstɪj)

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gold-finger

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

gold-finger, m.n: ring finger. (GOLD-FING-ger / ˈgɔld-ˌfɪŋ-gər)

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sundor-genga

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-genga, m.n: one who goes alone. (SUN-dor-GENG-ga / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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bān-fæt

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

bān-fæt, n.n: bone-vessel, the body. (BAHN-VAT / ˈbaːn-ˌvæt)

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hærfest-mōnaþ

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

hærfest-mōnaþ, m.n: September (harvest-month). (HAER-vest-MO-nath / ˈhær-vɛst-ˌmoː-naθ)

Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers, Barthélemy d’Eyck and Jean Colombe. France, between 1412 and 1416. Musée Condé, MS. 65, fol. 9v. [Wikipedia]

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