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brǣdan

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

brǣdan, wk.v: to cook (food); (specifically) to roast or grill as opposed to boil. (BRAD-ahn / ˈbræː-dan)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a man and woman cooking some sort of poultry over a fire; the woman without legs turns the long spit and the man with hooves and a long tail holds a large pair of tongs.
Book of Hours; Flanders, 14th century; Walters Art Museum, W.88, f. 129r. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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lybesn

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

lybesn, f.n: a charm, an amulet. (LUE-beh-zun / ˈly-bɛ-zən)

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blæc-horn

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

blæc-horn, m.n: ink-horn. (BLACK-HORN / ˈblæk-ˌhɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a cushioned bench with feet on a footstool, with right hand dipping a pen into an ink-horn and with the left holding a book open on a lectern; a winged ox floats above holding a scroll.
Evangelist Luke at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke; N Germany (Magdeburg?), c. 1100; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.889, f. 184v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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swīþ-snel

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

swīþ-snel, adj: very quick. (SWEETH-SNELL / ˈswiːθ-ˌsnɛl)

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sorh-word

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

sorh-word, m.n: word of sorrow or anxiety. (SOR’H-WORD / ˈsɔrx-ˌwɔrd)

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gamenian

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

gamenian, wk.v: to play; to jest. (GA-men-i-ahn / ˈga-mɛn-ɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of possibly two people in a blue deer costume (the face of one is visible and its chest and there are two pairs of shoes) and a musician playing a flute or whistle with a drum on their back.
Book of Hours; Flanders, 14th century; Walters Art Museum, W.88, f. 115v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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samod-fæst

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

samod-fæst, adj: fast joined together. (SAH-mod-FAST / ˈsa-mɔd-ˌfæst)

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sprǣc-hūs

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

sprǣc-hūs, n.n: a house for speaking. (SPRATCH-HOOS / ˈspræːtʃ-ˌhuːs)

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on-āl

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

on-āl, n.n: a burning, kindling; also what is burnt. (ON-all / ˈɔn-aːl)

Medieval manuscript image of an eagle-like bird that looks a bit surprised that it is breathing fire.
New College Psalter, William de Brailes; England, early 13th century; Oxford, New College Library, MS 322, f. 118v. [x.com]
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lǣce-īren

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

lǣce-īren, n.n: lancet, physician’s knife. (LATCH-uh-EE-ren / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌiː-rɛn)

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