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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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uppe-weardes

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

uppe-weardes, adv: upwards. (UP-puh-WEH-ar-duss / ˈʌp-pə-ˌwɛard-əs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ disappearing into the heavens, with only his feet and legs visible; angels observe from heaven and a crowd of people from the ground.
Caligula Troper; England (Worcester?), 2nd half of 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A XIV, f. 18r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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weorþ-mynd

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

weorþ-mynd, m/f.n: honour, glory, favour, fame. (WEH-orth-muend / ˈwɛɔrθ-mynd)

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hrēogan

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

hrēogan, v: to get rough (of weather). (HRAY-oh-gahn / ˈhreːɔ-gan)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hooded man holding his arms up in front of him facing a tall horned devil with wings on its rear and a smaller two-winged dragon; blood pours down from a storm cloud overhead.
The Huth Apocalypse; Old French, late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 38118, f. 22v. [iiif.bl.uk]
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sārig

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

sārig, adj: feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad; expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter. (SA-rih / ˈsaː-rɪj)

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