hlēow-feðer, f.n: a sheltering wing. (HLAY-oh-FETH-er)
Turtledove from the Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 44r. [bestiary.ca]
hlēow-feðer
pleg-stōw
pleg-stōw, f.n: a place for play, a gymnasium, wrestling-place, amphitheatre. (PLAY-stoh)
fēðe-gang
fēðe-gang, m.n: a foot-journey. (FAITH-eh-GAHNG)
Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni). Italy (Siena or Cortona), c. 1433–1435. Maitland F. Griggs Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]
wrenc
wrenc, m.n: a trick, artifice, wile, stratagem; a modulation of the voice. (WRENCH / ˈwɹɛntʃ)
cnucel
cnucel, m.n: a knuckle, joint. (K’NUCK’ell)
rǣran
rǣran, wk.v: to cause to rise, to rear, raise; to lift up, move from a lower to a higher position; to set up, establish; to give rise to, excite; to exalt. (RA-rahn)
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Judas Maccabeus besieging the Acra. Alba Bible. Spain, 1433. [commons.wikimedia.org]
þrēat
þrēat, m.n: a troop, band, crowd, body of people, swarm, press, throng. (THRAY-aht)
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mynster-gang
mynster-gang, m.n: going into a monastery, entering on a monastic life. (MUN-ster-GONG)
Vitae patrum. Italy (Naples), between 1350 and 1375. New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 134r. [ica.themorgan.org]
mǣg
mǣg, m.n: a relative, kinsman. Also, f.n: a woman, kinswoman. (MA-γ)
gūþ-fugel
gūþ-fugel, m.n: war-bird (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-FUH-yell / ˈguːθ-ˌfʌ-jɛl)
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