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uppian

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

uppian, wk.v: to mount up, rise. (UP-pi-ahn / ˈʌp-pɪ-an)

Historiated V in a medieval manuscript depicting the crowned and haloed Virgin Mary, hands folded in prayer, sitting on a blue throne that is being raised above a tomb by eight angels.
Manuscript leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin from an antiphonary illuminated by Niccolò di ser Sozzo; Italy (Siena), c. 1340; The Metropolitan Museum of Art 96.32.12. [metmuseum.org]
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ge-yrsian

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-yrsian, wk.v: to anger, make angry; to be angry. (yeh-UER-zi-ahn / jɛ-ˈyr-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed and crowned Virgin Mary wagging her finger in disapproval at a hairy devil who holds a contract in its right hand.
Queen Mary Psalter; England, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 205r. [publicmedievalist.com]
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lēod-þēaw

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

lēod-þēaw, m.n: custom of a people or country. (LAY-odd-THAY-aw / ˈleːɔd-ˌθeːa)

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lǣs

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

lǣs, f.n: pasture. (LASS / ˈlæːs)

Medieval manuscript image of sheep grazing on a hillside while one shepherd plays pipes and another points to a star.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 87v. [bestiary.ca]
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wīd-gangol

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīd-gangol, adj: rambling, roving, wandering. (WEED-GANG-goll / ˈwiːd-ˌgaŋ-gɔl)

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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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