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igil

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

igil, m.n: hedgehog or porcupine. (IH-yill / ˈɪ-jɪl)

Medieval manuscript image of three hedgehogs rolling on the ground, using their quills to collect the fruit that has fallen from plants.
Rochester Bestiary. SE England (Rochester?), c. 1230-14th century. British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 45r. [bl.uk]

If you like this image, check out this adorable video that explains how the hedgehog do (according to Latin Physiologus).

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cwēn-fugol

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

cwēn-fugol, m.n: a female bird, hen. (KWAIN-FUH-gol / ˈkweːn-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a barefoot woman with a distaff under one arm, pouring a bowl of chicken feed onto the ground where a dozen chicks are pecking; one chick sits on top of the mother hen, who is tied to a stake in the ground by a string around one leg.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]
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cwēn

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

cwēn, f.n: a woman; wife; queen, empress. (KWAIN / ˈkweːn)

Queen Emma, with her sons Edward and Harthacnut, being presented the Encomium Emmae Reginae.
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bēo-gang

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēo-gang, m.n: a swarm of bees. (BAY-oh-GAHNG / ˈbeːɔ-ˌgaŋ)

bees
British Library medieval manuscripts blog: Detail of a miniature of bees collecting nectar and returning to their hive, from a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v.
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cū-wearm

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

cū-wearm, adj: (of milk) warm from the cow (‘cow-warm’). (KOO-WEH-arm / ˈkuː-ˌwɛarm)

cowmilk
Image from Medievalists.net

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grēot-hord

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

grēot-hord, n.n: ‘earth-hoard’, the human body. (GRAY-ot-HORD / ˈgreːɔt-ˌhɔrd)

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sǣ-genga

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-genga, m.n: a sea-goer, a mariner; a vessel, ship. (SAE-GENG-ga / ˈsæː-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

sailor
The Medieval Bestiary: Two sirens have lured these sailors to their doom; one holds the ship. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, fol. 116v.
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drēam

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

drēam, m.n: joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy. (DRAY-ahm / ˈdreːam)

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hwæl-weg

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwæl-weg, m.n: ‘whale-path’, the ocean. (H’WAL-WAY / ˈhwæl-ˌwɛj)

Thomas de Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, Valenciennes, BM, ms. 320, f. 111v. (c. 1285)
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bēan-broþ

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēan-broþ, n.n: bean broth. (BAY-on-BROTH / ˈbeːan-ˌbrɔθ)

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