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fēðe-mund

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

fēðe-mund, f.n: a ‘foot-hand’, the fore-feet of a four-legged animal. (FAY-theh-MUND / ˈfeː-θɛ-ˌmʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a walking stick, and carrying a basket of puppies on its back.
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. France, c. 1294. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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un-hearmgeorn

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-hearmgeorn, adj: not eager for harm. (UN-HEH-arm-yeh-orn / ˈʌn-ˌhɛarm-jɛɔrn)

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gipian

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

gipian, wk.v: to gape, yawn. (YIH-pi-ahn / ˈjɪ-pɪ-an)

A medieval manuscript illustration of a blue hairy creature with an orange face, wearing a hood and boots. Its mouth is open.
Book of Hours, Zenobi da Firenze & Master of Luçon. France, 1400-1410. Bodleian Library, MS Douce 62, f. 64v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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wlisp

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wlisp, adj: speaking inarticulately, lisping, stuttering, stammering. (W’LISP / ˈwlɪsp)

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weg-brāde

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

weg-brāde, f.n: way-bread, a kind of plant, possibly plantain. (WEY-BRAH-deh / ˈwɛj-ˌbɹaː-dɛ)

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hoh-mōd

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

hoh-mōd, adj: having an anxious mind, anxious. (HO’H-MOAD / ˈhɔh-ˌmoːd)

A medieval manuscript illustration of a merman holding a long gold staff with a two-pronged end. He looks anxious, and his tail has bird-like face on the end.
Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 32v. [bl.uk]
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latian

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

latian, wk.v: to be slow; to linger, loiter, delay. (LAH-ti-ahn / ˈla-tɪ-an)

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prass

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

prass, n: pomp, array, parade. (PRAHS / ˈpɹas)

A medieval manuscript illustration of five figures holding hands in a procession or dance. From left to right, a man with a deer head, a human woman, a man with a rabbit head, a man with a boar head, and a human woman.
Marginalia from the Romance of Alexander. Flanders, 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 21v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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geolca

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

geolca, m.n: yolk. (YEH-ol-ka / ˈjɛɔl-ka)

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geafel

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

geafel, m.n: fork. (YEH-ah-vel / ˈjɛa-vɛl)

A manuscript illustration shows two hairy brown devils forcing three naked humans into the flames in a giant beast's mouth. One of the sharp implements used to poke and prod the humans appears to be a long fork.
Breviari d’Amor. S France (Toulouse?), 1st quarter of 14th century. British Library, Royal MS 19 C I, f. 185v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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