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cnōsl

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

cnōsl, n.n: race, progeny, offspring, kin, family. (K’NO-zull / ˈknoː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-eared snake-like creature with the head of another in its mouth, and another creature with two small creatures emerging from its middle.
Two vipers mating and one giving birth in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

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gēan

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

gēan, preposition: against, on the opposite side. (YAY-ahn / ˈjeːan)

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mere-þyssa

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

mere-þyssa, m.n: a sea-rusher, a ship. (MEH-ruh-THUE-sa / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌθys-sa)

Medieval manuscript image of a cheerful-looking sailor raising the sail on his ship alongside a two-hoofed, two-winged creature with sharp teeth, a hairy neck, and a scaly tail.
Saw-fish (Serra) getting ready to race a ship in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]
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ge-wislīce

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-wislīce, adv: certainly, exactly, truly, especially, besides. (yeh-WISS-lee-chuh / jɛ-ˈwɪs-liː-tʃə)

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cylew

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

cylew, adj: spotted, speckled. (KUE-lew / ˈky-lɛw)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a large, colourfully spotted, cat-like creature staring threateningly at a dragon in a hole; three deer stand behind him.
Panther in a bestiary; England, 1220-1240; Cambridge University Library, Kk.4.25, f. 65v. [bestiary.ca]
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mǣran

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣran, wk.v: to make known, celebrate, declare, proclaim. (MAE-rahn / ˈmæː-ran)

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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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