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hālga gāst

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

hālga gāst, n: Holy Spirit. (HALL-ga GAHST / ˈhaːl-ga ˈgaːst)

Medieval historiated initial depicting the apostles and Virgin Mary being visited by the Holy Spirit in the form of a haloed dove.
Sherbrooke Missal; England (East Anglia), 1310-1320; National Library of Wales, MS. 15536E. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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lǣwede

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

lǣwede, adj: lay, i.e. not learned, not of the church; by gradual change of meaning it became modern English ‘lewd’. (LAE-weh-duh / ˈlæː-wɛ-də)

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stǣger

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

stǣger, f.n: staircase. (STAE-yer / ˈstæː-jɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a king ascending a flight of stairs, raising his left hand and holding his cloak with his right.
Les livres de Salomon et les Prophètes, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 11560, f. 32r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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gold-fæt

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

gold-fæt, n.n: thin plate of gold. (GOLD-VAT / ˈgɔld-ˌvæt)

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grymettung

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

grymettung, f.n: roaring, bellowing; loud outcry, howling. (GRUE-met-tung / ˈgry-mɛt-tʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a large-headed, long-tailed black lion roaring at a frightened person whose hands are in the air.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 115v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

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ge-fēr-rǣden

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-fēr-rǣden, f.n: companionship, fellowship, congregation, church; familiarity, friendship. (yeh-FAIR-RAD-en / jɛ-ˈfeːr-ˌræː-dɛn)

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fǣgþ

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fǣgþ, f.n: hostility. (FAETH / ˈfæːjθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hostile-looking creature with two long horns, a toothy mouth, two hairy legs, a snake-like back and long tail.
Cornutis in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 134v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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forþ-weard

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

forþ-weard, m.n: forward guard, pilot. (FORTH-WEH-ard / ˈfɔrθ-ˌwɛard)

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unriht-hǣmed

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

unriht-hǣmed, n.n: unlawful cohabitation, illicit intercourse, adultery, fornication. (UN-ri’ht-HAM-ed / ˈʌn-rɪxt-ˌhæː-mɛd)

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Medieval manuscript marginalia of a naked man and woman standing close together behind a large shield, with leafy plants and flowers on either side.
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), mid 14th century; The Met Cloisters Collection 69.86, f. 6r. [metmuseum.org]
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un-sceþþigness

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-sceþþigness, f.n: innocence, harmlessness. (UN-SHETH-thi-ness / ˈʌn-ˌʃɛθ-θɪ-nɛs)

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