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missenlīc

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

missenlīc, adj: different, diverse, various. (MISS-en-leech / ˈmis-sɛn-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of various diverse kinds of fish, including some with two forefeet and the heads of different animals like a horse, goat or dragon.
Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough or Lincoln?), early 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 86r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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þoftscipe

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

þoftscipe, m.n: fellowship. (THOFT-ship-uh / ˈθɔft-ʃɪ-pə)

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flaxe

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

flaxe, f.n: flask, bottle. (FLAK-suh / ˈflak-sə)

Two greenish-blue opaque glass bottles with elongated bulbous bodies and flaring mouths, decorated below the rim with a band of spiral trailing.
Pouch bottles from a high status burial site; England (Kent), late 6th or 7th century; Christie’s. [christies.com]
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twi-bill

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

twi-bill, m/n.n: double-edged axe. (TWIH-BILL / ˈtwɪ-ˌbɪl)

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camb

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

camb, m.n: a comb for cleaning hair, wool, flax, etc.; the crest of a cock, the crest or top of a helmet. (KAHMB / ˈkamb)

The remains of a two-sided white comb, one side missing a few of its teeth, the right side missing most.
Double-sided bone or antler comb; England (Gloucestershire), early medieval; Corinium Museum 1997/25/18/32. [coriniummuseum.org]
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ge-cwēmlīc

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-cwēmlīc, adj: agreeable, well pleased. (yeh-KWAYM-leech / jɛ-ˈkweːm-liːtʃ)

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sunn-stede

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

sunn-stede, m.n: a solstice. (SUNN-STED-uh / ˈsʌn-ˌstɛ-də)

A circular diagram in a medieval manuscript with concentric circles in red, nine circles labeled ‘sol’, with various arcs and lines labelled in Latin.
Diagram of the solstices and equinoxes; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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cūða

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

cūða, m.n: one known, an acquaintance, a familiar friend, a relation. (KOO-tha / ˈkuː-θa)

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frēot

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

frēot, m.n: (legally sanctioned) freedom; condition of being free; grant of freedom, manumission. (FRAY-ot / ˈfreːɔt)

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un-getǣse

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-getǣse, n.n: an inconvenience, a trouble. (UN-yeh-TAZZ-uh / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌtæː-zə)

Medieval manuscript image of a nun spinning using a freestanding distaff; her cat has pounced on the twirling spindle dangling from her right hand.
Maastricht Hours; Netherlands, 1300-1325; British Library, Stowe MS 17. [cathelinadialessandri.wordpress.com]
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