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frēols-gefa

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

frēols-gefa, m.n: a freedom-giver. (FRAY-olz-YEH-va / ˈfɹeːɔlz-ˌjɛ-va)

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cicen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cicen, n.n: chicken, chick. (CHIH-chen / ˈ tʃɪ-tʃɛn)

Medieval manuscript of a chicken and her chicks pecking at seeds; one chick sits on the mama hen's back.
Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]

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wel-hwǣr

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wel-hwǣr, adv: everywhere, generally, commonly. (WEL-HWAER / ˈwɛl-ˌhwæːɹ)

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fēond-sceaþa

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond-sceaþa, m.n: enemy, hostile ravager. (FAY-ond-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey with a long spear fighting a snail with a large curved sword.
Pontifical de Guillaume Durand. France (Avignon), c. 1357. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 179v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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dæg

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg, m.n: day; person’s lifetime; name of the D-rune ᛞ. (DAIE / ˈdæj)

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heorþ

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

heorþ, m.n: hearth, fireplace; home, household. (HEH-orth / ˈhɛɔrθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a castle warming his hands near the fireplace.
Lancelot du Lac. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), c. 1316. British Library, Add MS 10293, f. 187v. [bl.uk]

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ūr

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

ūr, m.n: a kind of ox, bison, aurochs; name of the U-rune ᚢ. (OOR / ˈuːɹ)

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word-sāwere

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

word-sāwere, m.n: word-sower, sower of words. (WORD-SAH-weh-ruh / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsaː-wɛ-ɹə)

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olfend-mere

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

olfend-mere, f.n: female camel. (OL-vend-MEH-ruh / ˈɔl-vɛnd-ˌmɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman giving a man water to drink from a well, with two camels waiting beside them.
Speculum humanae salvationis. SW Germany or Austria, 1330-1340. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, cod. sn 2612, f. 10r. [realonline.imareal.sbg.ac.at]
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ēfstan

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

ēfstan, wk.v: to hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quick. (AYV-stahn / ˈeːv-stan)

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