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hand

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

hand, f.n: hand. (HAWND / ˈhand)

Medieval manuscript with a hand in the margin pointing a finger at the writing; the hand has a wyvern-like body, with clawed feet and a tail.
Philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Royal 12 E XXV, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail.
Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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weard

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

weard, f.n: guard, watchman; guardian, protector. (WEH-ard / ˈwɛard)

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wāþ

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

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gafol-bere

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

gafol-bere, m.n: barley paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-BEH-ruh / ˈga-vɔl-ˌbɛ-rə)

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gift-līc

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

gift-līc, adj: of or pertaining to a marriage or wedding, nuptial. (YIFT-leech / ˈjɪft-liːtʃ)

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trēow-loga

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

trēow-loga, m.n: one who fails to keep faith; one who fails in loyalty to their leader. (TRAY-oh-LOG-ah / ˈtreːɔw-ˌlɔ-ga)

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blōd

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōd, n.n: blood. (BLOAD / ˈbloːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pelican pecking her breast so that blood pours out; two of her young feed on the droplets.
Franco-Flemish bestiary; France (formerly Flanders),1278-1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 4, f. 75. [getty.edu]
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mǣd

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

mǣd, m/f.n: meadow. (MAD / ˈmæːd)

Medieval manuscript image of two people working in a grassy meadow with scythes.
Calendar page for June; England (London/Westminster), 1310-20; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 76v. [bl.uk]
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wilde

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

wilde, adj: wild, not tamed. (WILL-duh / ˈwɪl-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a doe and a stag between two trees; in one tree is a squirrel and in the other is a rather comically large bird.
Howard Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1308-40; British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 14r. [bl.uk]
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