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eder-gong

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

eder-gong, m.n: a home-seeking; the act of going into an enclosed place, the act of taking refuge. (EH-der-gong)

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brēmel-þȳfel

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

brēmel-þȳfel, m.n: a bramble thicket. (BRAY-mel-THUH-vel)

European bramble from the Vienna Dioscurides, an early 6th-century Byzantine Greek illuminated manuscript of De Materia Medica. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Vindobonensis med. gr. 1, f. 83r. [en.wikipedia.org]
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heard-hycgende

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

heard-hycgende, adj: courageous, bold (lit. ‘hard-thinking’). (HEH-ard-HUDG-en-deh)

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seonu-wealt

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

seonu-wealt, adj: round, circular, spherical. (SEH-on-uh-WEH-alt / ˈsɛɔ-nʌ-ˌwɛalt)

Nicole Oresme’s Treaty of the Sphere. France (Paris), c. 1410. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Français 565, f. 1r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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ge-þæht

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-þæht, n.n: counsel, consultation. (yeh-THÆ-h’t)

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fremsumlīce

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

fremsumlīce, adv: kindly, graciously. (FREM-zum-lee-cheh)

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Lindesfarnealanding

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

Lindesfarnealanding, m.n: a native of the isle of Lindisfarne. (LIN-dez-VAR-neh-ah-LAHND-ing / ˈlɪn-dɛz-ˌvaɹ-nɛa-ˌlan-dɪŋ)

Lindisfarne Gospels. England (monastery of Lindisfarne), c. 700-3rd quarter of the 10th century. London, British Library, Cotton MS Nero D IV, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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gydd

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

gydd, n.n: poem, song; report, tale, story; a speech, utterance; saying, proverb, maxim; parable; a prophetic utterance, divination. (YUDD)

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ge-cnyllan

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-cnyllan, wk.v: to strike, ring a bell. (yeh-K’NULL-ahn)

Gradual of Saint-Etienne of Toulouse. S France (Toulouse), last quarter of 11th century or 1st quarter of 12th century. London, British Library, Harley 4951, f. 299v. [bl.uk]
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gebyrd-tīd

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

gebyrd-tīd, n: the time of a person’s birth; the anniversary of a person’s birth, birthday. (yeh-BURD-teed)

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