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meter

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

meter, n.n: metre, versification. (MEH-ter / ˈmɛ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a throne and playing a lyre, surrounded by other musicians playing horns and drums and people clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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mete-gafol

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

mete-gafol, n.n: food paid as tax or tribute. (MEH-tuh-GA-voll / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌga-vɔl)

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ælf-sogeþa

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

ælf-sogeþa, m.n: elf ailment (unknown illness, perhaps anaemia). (ALF-SO-yeh-tha / ˈælf-ˌsɔ-jɛ-θa)

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word-loga

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

word-loga, m.n: one who is false to their word. (WORD-LOG-ah / ˈwɔrd-ˌlɔ-ga)

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iren-smiþ

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

iren-smiþ, m.n: blacksmith (‘iron-smith’). (IH-ren-SMITH / ˈɪ-rɛn-ˌsmɪθ)

Iron stand or standard, consisting of a straight shaft tapering from bottom to top; the lower end of the shaft terminates in a point flanked by two spirals, and at the upper end is a cruciform iron plate, the arms of which fold back upon themselves and terminate in simple inward-facing animal heads, now much disintegrated, with an oblong open-work iron grille with similar animal heads below.
Sutton Hoo Standard; England (Suffolk), early 7th century; British Museum 1939,1010.161. [britishmuseum.org]
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gīfernes

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gīfernes, f.n: gluttony. (YEE-ver-ness / ˈjiː-vɛr-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-faced Janus figure seated at a feast; one mouth eats and the other mouth drinks from a goblet.
Ruskin Hours; NE France, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 3, f. 2v. [getty.edu]
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dryhtenlīc gebēd

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

dryhtenlīc gebēd, adj and n: the Lord’s Prayer. (DRUE-h’ten-leech yeh-BAID / ˈdryx-tɛn-liːtʃ jɛ-ˈbeːd)

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bāt-weard

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

bāt-weard, m.n: commander of a ship (BAHT-WEH-ard / ˈbaːt-ˌwɛard)

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mūþ-bana

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

mūþ-bana, m.n: ‘mouth-killer’, one who destroys with the mouth. (MOOTH-BAH-nah / ˈmuːθ-ˌba-na)

A grey quadruped with a tail, pointy ears and large eyes opens its mouth, revealing a set of very large and intimidating teeth.
A molosus from Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; NW Flanders, c. 1287; Lippe, Lippische Landesbibliothek, MS 70, f. 36r. [digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de]
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āþ

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

āþ, m.n: oath. (AWTH / ˈaːθ)

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