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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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wōþ-cræft

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

wōþ-cræft, m.n: ‘song-craft’, the art of poetry or song. (WOATH-KRAFT / ˈwoːθ-ˌkræft)

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þrimilce-mōnaþ

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

þrimilce-mōnaþ, m.n: May (three-milkings-month). (THRI-mill-chuh-MO-nath / ˈθrɪ-mɪl-tʃə-ˌmoː-naθ)

milking
Detail of a miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. England, S. (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, MS Harley 4751, fol. 23. From The British Library.

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blæc

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

blæc, adj/n: black, of dark hue; ink (especially black ink). (BLACK / ˈblæk)

Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Black Hours, c. 1475
Book of Hours, Bruges (Belgium), c. 1480. Morgan Library, MS M.493, folios 18v and 19r. The Black Hours, one of a very few manuscripts on vellum that is dyed black. Source: Morgan Library.

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morgen-sēoc

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

morgen-sēoc, adj: morning-sick. (MOR-gen-SAY-ock / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌseːɔk)

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ēaster-mōnaþ

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēaster-mōnaþ, m.n: April (Easter-month). (AY-ah-ster-MO-nath / ˈeːa-stɛr-ˌmoː-naθ)

april
Calendar pages for April. Hours of Joanna of Castile, Bruges, between 1496 and 1506. British Library, Additional 18852, ff. 4v-5. Read more about these images on The British Library’s medieval manuscripts blog.
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æg

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

æg, n.n: egg. (AIE / ˈæj)

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hǣlu

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

hǣlu, f.n: health, security, sound physical condition, well-being. (HAL-uh / ˈhæː-lʌ)

april-image
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library, MS 53, f. 7v. The Peterborough Psalter, early 14th century, East Anglia. The Annunciation. Read more about it on the Parker Library blog.
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irþling

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

irþling, m.n: ploughman, farmer. (IRTH-ling / ˈɪɾθ-lɪŋ)

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