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hālor

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

hālor, n.n: salvation. (HA-lor / ˈhaː-lɔr)

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mǣden-hēap

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣden-hēap, n: band of virgins, troop of maidens. (MAD-en-HAY-op / ˈmæː-dɛn-ˌheːap)

Mosaic of haloed women in Byzantine style clothing, each carrying a crown in their hands; the names of the saints are inscribed above in Latin.
Mosaic from the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy (6th century); photo by Nick Thompson 2010 (CC BY-SA 2.0). [csla.history.ox.ac.uk]
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þunor-rād

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

þunor-rād, f.n: thunder, a peal of thunder. (THUH-nor-RAWD / ˈθʌ-nɔr-ˌraːd)

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heaþor

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

heaþor, n: restraint, confinement. (HEH-ah-thor / ˈhɛa-θɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a rat trap with a long, rather skinny rat inside.
Rat, Bestiaire d’amour rimé; France (Paris), 13th-14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 15r. [bestiary.ca]

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ofer-nōn

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ofer-nōn, f/n.n: afternoon or early evening. (OV-er-NOAN / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌnoːn)

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micel

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

micel, adj: great in size, in quantity, or in a metaphorical sense. (MIH-chell / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed elephant with incredibly long tusks and trunk carrying a castle on its back.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 59v. [bestiary.ca]
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here-beorgian

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

here-beorgian, wk.v: to harbour, shelter, provide lodging for (someone); also figurative. (HEH-reh-BEH-org-i-ahn / ˈhɛ-rɛ-ˌbɛɔr-gi-an)

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hungrig

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hungrig, adj: hungry, famished. (HUNG-grih / ˈhʌŋ-grɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of two goats, one nibbling leaves from a tree, he other climbing down a mountain and sniffing the ground.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 42v. [bestiary.ca]

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ellen-wōdnes

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

ellen-wōdnes, f.n: zeal, ardour. (EL-len-WOAD-ness / ˈɛl-lɛn-ˌwoːd-nɛs)

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næder-bīta

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

næder-bīta, m.n: ichneumon (lit. ‘snake-biter’). (NADD-er-BEE-ta / ˈnæ-dɛr-ˌbiː-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a black, lion-like creature with hoofed feet baring its teeth at a pair of wyverns.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 73r. [bestiary.ca]
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