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hāwian

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

hāwian, wk.v: to view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect. (HA-wi-ahn / ˈhaː-wɪ-an)

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a-myrgan

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

a-myrgan, wk.v: to cheer, delight. (ah-MUER-gahn / a-ˈmyr-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of ten men and women doing a group dance to music played on bagpipes and drum.
Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), 1320-1340; British Library, Royal MS 20 A XVII, f. 9r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ge-cūþlǣcan

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-cūþlǣcan, wk.v: to make friends with, attach oneself to. (yeh-KOOTH-LATCH-ahn / jɛ-ˈkuːθ-ˌlæː-tʃan)

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cylin

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

cylin, f.n: kiln. (KUE-lin / ˈky-lɪn)

Medieval manuscript image of a toothy, long-horned demon poking a pitchfork into a two-level kiln in which the heads of people are visible, burning in red flames.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 1450-1470; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 82v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ham

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

ham, m.n: undergarment, undershirt, tunic. (HAHM / ˈham)

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ge-price

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-price, n: a point or comma. (yeh-PRITCH-uh / jɛ-ˈprɪ-tʃə)

Old English writing in a medieval manuscript; some words have a dot in between them, with the same placement as a modern-day full stop or period or slightly higher up (level with the centre of a lowercase n, for instance).
Junius Manuscript; England, 1000; Bodleian Library, MS. Junius 11, p. 2. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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hās-ness

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

hās-ness, f.n: hoarseness. (HOSS-ness / ˈhaːs-nɛs)

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in-drincan

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

in-drincan, str.v: to drink, imbibe. (in-DRINK-ahn / ɪn-ˈdrɪnk-an)

Part of a medieval manuscript initial letter containing a leopard and a bear, both nursing their cubs; the leopards look like they standing on the mama bear’s head and back.
De animalibus; France (Paris), mid 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 16169, f. 115v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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fyrn

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fyrn, adj: long ago, ancient. (FUERN / ˈfyrn)

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un-wēod

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-wēod, n.n: a noxious weed (literal or metaphorical). (UN-WAY-odd / ˈʌn-ˌweːɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a man wearing a conical hat with an eagle head on top using a tool made of two long sticks and curved metal ends to cut weeds.
Fécamp Psalter; France, c. 1180; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 76 F 13, f. 7r. [wga.hu]
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