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wistle

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

wistle, f.n: a hollow reed. (WIST-luh / ˈwɪst-lə)

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gnorn-scyndende

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

gnorn-scyndende, adj: hastening away in sorrow. (G’NORN-SHUEN-den-duh / ˈgnɔrn-ˌʃyn-dɛn-də)

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mete-seax

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

mete-seax, n.n: a knife used in cutting food, dagger. (MEH-tuh-SEH-ahks / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man crouching on the ground with a blade and holding the tail of a giant fish; an eagle eats the head of the fish, which has been cut off, and an older man dressed as a monk gestures towards the youth with one hand, a walking stick in the other.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 28v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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twēolīce

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

twēolīce, adv: doubtfully, uncertainly. (TWAY-oh-LEE-chuh / ˈtweːɔ-ˌliː-tʃə)

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tō-blǣdan

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

tō-blǣdan, wk.v: to puff up, inflate. (toh-BLADD-ahn / toː-ˈblæː-dan)

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fealu

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

fealu, adj: colour-term of uncertain/varied meaning: basically yellow but variously tinted with shades of red, brown or grey, often pale, always unsaturated (not vivid). (FEH-ah-luh / ˈfɛa-lʌ)

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un-gescrēpness

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-gescrēpness, f.n: inconvenience. (UN-yeh-SHRAPE-ness / ˌʌn-jɛ-ˈʃreːp-nɛs)

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ā-melcan

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

ā-melcan, str.v: to milk. (ah-MELL-kahn / a-ˈmɛl-kan)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman crouched beside a large red cow, milking it into a pail; only the rear half of the cow is visible.
Bestiary; S England (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of 13th century; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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cytel

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

cytel, m.n: cooking-vessel (usually of metal), kettle, cauldron. (KUE-tell / ˈky-tɛl)

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hlūd-swēge

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

hlūd-swēge, adv: loudly. (H’LOOD-SWAY-uh / ˈhluːd-ˌsweː-jə)

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