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heort-lufe

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

heort-lufe, f.n: love which comes from the heart, heartfelt love. (HEH-ort-LUH-vuh / ˈhɛɔrt-ˌlʌ-və)

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sciccing

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

sciccing, m.n: a cloak, cape. (SHIH-ching / ˈʃɪ-t͡ʃɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman wearing a crown and cloak, holding a pendulum in one hand and a red circle with a furry animal in the other; at her feet are a rooster and a fox.
Personification of Equity in Somme le Roi. France (Paris? or NE), c. 1290-c. 1300. British Library, Add MS 28162, f. 7v. [bl.uk]
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fāmgian

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

fāmgian, wk.v: to foam, seethe, boil. (FAHM-yi-ahn / ˈfaːm-jɪ-an)

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tirging

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

tirging, f.n: vexation, provocation, harassing emotion. (TIR-ging / ˈtɪɹ-gɪŋ)

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stearc-heard

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

stearc-heard, adj: violent, unrestrained. (STEH-ark-HEH-ard / ˈstɛaɹk-ˌhɛaɹd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a snail-human hybrid with a bow and arrow approaching a rabbit who rides a lion and brandishes a sword.
Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar. France (Metz), c. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 107, f. 89r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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tō-ēacan

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

tō-ēacan, adv/prep: in addition, besides; in addition to. (TOH-AY-ah-kahn / ˈtoː-ˌeːa-kan)

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æt-bregdan

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

æt-bregdan, str.v: to take away, remove. (AT-BREG-dahn / ˈæt-ˌbɹɛg-dan)

Medieval manuscript image of a devil pulling the soul out of the mouth of a dead man, while two women look on in grief. The soul is depicted as a small naked man with the devil’s rope around his neck.
Breviari d’Amor, by Matfre Ermengaud. S France (Toulouse?), early 14th century. British Library, Royal 19 C I, f. 204v. [bl.uk]
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sige-gird

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

sige-gird, f.n: a rod that brings victory. (SIH-yeh-YIRD / ˈsɪ-jɛ-ˌjɪɹd)

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wiþer-crist

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wiþer-crist, m.n: an antichrist. (WITH-er-KRIST / ˈwɪ-θɛɹ-ˌkɹɪst)

Medieval manuscript image of the Antichrist, a crowned man in a blue robe and red stockings, sitting atop the Leviathan, a green, fire-breathing sea monster.
Liber Floridus, by Lambert, Canon of Saint-Omer. France, 1121. Ghent University Library, Ms. 92, f. 62v. [lib.ugent.be]

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un-murnlīce

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-murnlīce, adv: carelessly, without compunction, without anxiety. (UN-MURN-lee-cheh / ˈʌn-ˌmʌɹn-liː-t͡ʃɛ)

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