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hamer

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

hamer, m.n: hammer. (HA-mer / ˈha-mɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting on a bench, raising a hammer with her right hand, holding with her left hand an arm on the anvil; a fire burns in an architectural niche.
Roman de la Rose, Nature at her Forge; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 106v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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hilde-pīl

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

hilde-pīl, m.n: battle-dart. (HILL-duh-PEEL / ˈhɪl-də-ˌpiːl)

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mid-singend

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

mid-singend, m.n: one who sings with another. (MID-SING-gend / ˈmɪd-ˌsɪŋ-gɛnd)

Medieval historiated initial C containing five monks singing together, reading music from a book on a stand shaped like an eagle.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 174r. [earlymusicmuse.com]

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searu-gim

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

searu-gim, m.n: curious gem, precious stone. (SEH-ah-ruh-YIM / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌjɪm)

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hrycg-hǣr

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

hrycg-hǣr, n.n: hair on the back of an animal. (H’RUEDG-HAER / ˈhrydʒ-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a large hairy fish body with a snarling human head.
Nereid in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 117r. [bestiary.ca]
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fnæd

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

fnæd, n.n: the border, hem or fringe of a garment; (in plural) fringes, the loose threads at the edges of a garment. (F’NADD / ˈfnæd)

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cym-līce

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

cym-līce, adv: conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly. (KUEM-lee-chuh / ˈkym-liː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript page with large colourful and decorative Hebrew letters, beautifully surrounded and intertwined with flowers, leaves, people and various animals such as a rabbit, dog, bird and dragon.
Rothschild Pentateuch; France or Germany, 1296; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 116, f. 119v. [getty.edu]

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sēoslig

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

sēoslig, adj: afflicted, troubled, vexed. (SAY-oz-lih / ˈseːɔz-lɪj)

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cnōsl

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

cnōsl, n.n: race, progeny, offspring, kin, family. (K’NO-zull / ˈknoː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-eared snake-like creature with the head of another in its mouth, and another creature with two small creatures emerging from its middle.
Two vipers mating and one giving birth in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

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gēan

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

gēan, preposition: against, on the opposite side. (YAY-ahn / ˈjeːan)

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