wind-sele, m.n: a windy hall. (WIND-sell-eh)
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un-gedēfe
un-gedēfe, adj: troublesome, disagreeable. (un-yeh-DAY-veh)
þancol
þancol, adj: addicted to thought, acute. (THAN-kol)
fīfalde
fīfalde, f.n: another word for butterfly. (FEE-vald-eh)
See also buter-flēge.
Romance of Alexander in French verse, from the workshop of Jehan de Grise. Flemish (Bruges?), 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 67r. [image.ox.ac.uk]
buter-flēge
buter-flēge, f.n: a butterfly. (BUH-ter-FLAY-yeh)
Butterfly in a Book of Hours. France (Provence), c. 1440-1450. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.358, f. 111r. [ica.themorgan.org]
sǣl-wang
sǣl-wang, m.n: a fertile plain, plain. (SAL-wang)
lēaf-helmig
lēaf-helmig, adj: having a leafy top. [LAY-ahv-HEL-miγ]
Historia plantarum. Italy (Milan), c. 1395-1400. Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 459, p. 212, via World Digital Library. [wdl.org]
ge-beterung
ge-beterung, f.n: an amending, bettering, making better. [yeh-BEH-teh-rung]
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hām-sīþ
hām-sīþ, m.n: a journey home. [HAHM-seeth]
hūs
hūs, n.n: building, house; temporary shelter; room. (HOOS / ˈhuːs)
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