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hlȳda

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

hlȳda, m.n: March. (HLUE-dah / ˈhlyː-da)

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wæter-scipe

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

wæter-scipe, m.n: water, body of water. (WAT-er-SHIP-uh / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌʃɪ-pə)

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leornung-cræft

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

leornung-cræft, m.n: learning, erudition. (LEH-or-nung-KRAFT / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌkræft)

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lufu

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

lufu, f.n: love; warm affection, attachment; strong feeling, passion. (LUH-vuh / ˈlʌ-vʌ)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

love
From Medievalists.net: Codex Manesse, a book of poetry made in Zurich around 1304-5.
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gāst-gerȳne

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

gāst-gerȳne, n.n: spiritual mystery. (GAHST-yeh-RUE-nuh / ˈgaːst-jɛ-ˌryː-nə)

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sol-mōnaþ

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

sol-mōnaþ, m.n: February. (SOLL-MO-nath / ˈsɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

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hord-loca

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

hord-loca, m.n: ‘hoard-locker’, ‘treasure-locker, the mind. (HORD-LOCK-ah / ˈhɔrd-ˌlɔ-ka)

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corn-gesǣlig

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

corn-gesǣlig, adj: wealthy in corn or grain. (KORN-yeh-SAE-lih / ˈkɔrn-jɛ-ˌsæː-lɪj)

Ceres sowing corn. French, c. 1410-1414. Christine de Pizan. British Library, MS Harley 4431. Photo by Tony Harrison on Flickr.
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hearmtanas

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

hearmtanas, pl.m.n: ‘sorrow-twigs’, branches of evil or strife. (HEH-arm-TAH-nas / ˈhɛarm-ˌta-nas)

Cain striking Abel in the “Taymouth Hours” (British Library, MS Yates-Thompson 13, fol. 28r).
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metod

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

metod, m.n: Measurer, Lord; (in pagan context) fate, destiny. (MEH-tod / ˈmɛ-tɔd)

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