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hām-cyme

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-cyme, m.n: homecoming, return. (HAHM-KUE-muh / ˈhaːm-ˌky-mə)

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miht

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

miht, f.n: power, might. (MI’HT / ˈmɪxt)

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bera

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

bera, m.n: bear. (BEH-ra / ˈbɛ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of a black bear licking its cub.
Bestiary; England, late 13th century; Trinity College Library (Cambridge), R.14.9, f. 96v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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heofonlic

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofonlic, adj: heavenly. (HEH-ov-on-litch / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-lɪtʃ)

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saluwig-feðera

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

saluwig-feðera, adj: of dusky plumage. (SA-luh-wih-FETH-eh-ra / ˈsa-lʌ-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of a black raven feeding a worm to one of its four chicks in a nest.
Harley Bestiary; England (Salisbury?), c. 1230-40; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 50v. [bl.uk]
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morgen-wacian

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

morgen-wacian, wk.v: to get up early in the morning. (MOR-gen-WAHK-i-an / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌwa-kɪ-an)

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mōd

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōd, n.n: mind, heart, spirit. (MOAD / ˈmoːd)

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lǣdnes

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

lǣdnes, f.n: bringing forth, birth (of a child). (LADD-ness / ˈlæːd-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman lying in a bed screened by a curtain, with a swaddled infant held by a midwife.
A depiction of childbirth that has been smudged by kissing in the Passion of Margaret; N Italy (Padua?), 14th century; British Library, Egerton 877, f. 12r. [bl.uk]
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bearn-lufe

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

bearn-lufe, f.n: love due to a son. (BEH-arn-LUH-vuh / ˈbɛarn-ˌlʌ-və)

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frum-bearn

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

frum-bearn, n.n: a firstborn. (FRUM-BEH-arn / ˈfrʌm-ˌbɛarn)

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