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æftera līða

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æftera līða, m.n: July (second līða). (AV-teh-rah LEE-tha / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈliː-θa)

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wudu-ælfen

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

wudu-ælfen, f.n: wood elf, wood nymph. (WUH-duh-AL-ven / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌæl-vɛn)

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dæges ēage

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæges ēage, n.n: daisy (day’s eye). (DAIE-yes-AY-ah-yuh / ˈdæ-jɛs-ˌeːa-jə)

An allegorical painting of a man putting his heart into a daisy from Petit Livre d’Amour, by Pierre Sala. France, c. 1500. British Library, Stowe MS 955, fol. 6r.
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wil-cuma

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

wil-cuma, m.n: one whose coming is pleasant, a welcome person or thing. (WILL-KUH-ma / ˈwɪl-ˌkʌ-ma)

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sundor-gecynd

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-gecynd, n.n: peculiar or unique nature. (SUN-dor-yeh-KUEND / ˈsʌn-dɔr-jɛ-ˌkynd)

Detail from Apocalypse in Prose. Southeast France (Lorraine), 4th quarter of 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century. Harley MS 4972, f. 14r. Of a peculiar nature indeed.
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draca

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

draca, m.n: a dragon; a serpent (can sometimes indicate the Devil). (DRAH-ka / ˈdra-ka)

Macclesfield-Psalter-43v-Detail-of-Dragon-and-Lion
Dragon and lion in the Macclesfield Psalter at The Fitzwilliam Museum. England (East Anglia), c. 1330.
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ærra līða

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

ærra līða, m.n: June (first līða). (AER-ra-LEE-tha / ˈæ-ra ˈliː-θa)

june
From the British Library Medieval Manuscipts blog: Calendar pages for June in the Hours of Joanna of Castile. Bruges. Between 1496 and 1506. MS Additional 18852, ff. 6v-7.
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ge-cynd

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-cynd, f/n.n: nature, kind, condition; gender. (yeh-KUEND / jɛ-ˈkynd)

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sumer

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

sumer, m.n: summer. (SUM-er / ˈsʌ-mɛr)

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wulf

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

wulf, m.n: wolf. (WULF / ˈwʌlf)

Physiologus-Wolf
Miscellany. France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 14v. [bestiary.ca]

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