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undern-rest

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

undern-rest, f.n: rest in the morning. (UN-dern-REST / ˈʌn-dɛrn-ˌrɛst)

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wēsten-setla

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

wēsten-setla, m.n: wilderness-dweller, hermit, anchorite. (WAY-sten-SET-la / ˈweː-stɛn-ˌsɛt-la)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bringing a letter to a black-robed hermit in a cave; a tree and the hermit’s food vessels are nearby.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 136r. [bl.uk]
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polente

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

polente, f.n: parched corn. (POLL-en-tuh / ˈpɔ-lɛn-tə)

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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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lār-bȳsen

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

lār-bȳsen, f.n: example, model. (LAHR-BUE-zen / ˈlaːr-ˌbyː-zɛn)

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fann

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

fann, f.n: winnowing fan, implement for winnowing grain. (FAHN / ˈfan)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sifting grain using a winnowing fan.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 18r. [themorgan.org]
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gelǣr

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

gelǣr, adj: having no content, empty; having an empty stomach; destitute of aid or resources. (yeh-LAER / jɛ-ˈlæːr)

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twiwa

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

twiwa, adv: twice. (TWIH-wa / ˈtwɪ-wa)

Medieval manuscript image of nude conjoined male twins, one sleeping, one awake, with two heads, four arms, two torsos to lower abdomen, showing from there one body with two legs.
Abrégé des histoires divines; France (Amiens?), 1300-1310; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 52v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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lēod-gryre

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēod-gryre, m.n: terror affecting a people, general terror. (LAY-odd-GRUE-ruh / ˈleːɔd-ˌgry-rə)

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flicerian

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

flicerian, wk.v: to move the wings, flutter. (FLIH-cher-i-ahn / ˈflɪ-tʃɛ-rɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript historiated initial O in which a group of people are looking at a man wearing a mitre who is tied to the top of a tower, with a swarm of bees swarming around his head.
William of Tyre’s Histoire d’Outremer; N France, 1232-61; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 12, f. 120r. [bl.uk]
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