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grāp

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

grāp, f.n: grasp, grip. (GRAWP / ˈgraːp)

A historiated initial in a medieval manuscript depicting a nun raising her right hand before her and gripping a Latin text band that curves around her in her left hand.
“Guda, a sinner, wrote and painted this book”, a self-portrait of the illuminator in a homiliary; Germany, 12th century; Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt, Ms. Barth. 42, f. 110v. [wikipedia.org]
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ǣfen

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

ǣfen, m.n: evening. (AV-en / ˈæː-vɛn)

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weþer

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

weþer, m.n: ram. (WEH-ther / ˈwɛ-θɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue ram with curly horns.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 21r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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wulf-heort

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

wulf-heort, adj: wolf-hearted, cruel. (WULF-HEH-ort / ˈwʌlf-ˌhɛɔrt)

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sinc-fæt

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

sinc-fæt, n.n: costly vessel, vessel of gold or of silver. (SINK-VAT / ˈsɪnk-ˌvæt)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three kings, each holding a shiny gold vessel.
One of eight painted miniatures of scenes from the infancy of Christ; possibly Netherlands or France, c. 1200; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A VII/1, f. 9r. [iiif.biblissima.fr]
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hyrd-rǣden

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

hyrd-rǣden, n: guardianship, care, keeping. (HUERD-RADD-en / ˈhyrd-ˌræː-dɛn)

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pard

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

pard, n: leopard or panther. (PARD / ˈpard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a spotted leopard running, a rather goofy and un-catlike expression on its face.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3630, f. 75v. [bestiary.ca]
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genēat

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

genēat, m.n: companion, associate, vassal. (yeh-NAY-aht / jɛ-ˈneːat)

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þyldig

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

þyldig, adj: patient. (THUEL-dih / ˈθyl-dɪj)

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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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