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cot-līf

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

cot-līf, n.n: a village. (COT-LEEF / ˈkɔt-ˌliːf)

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hrīfþo

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

hrīfþo, f.n: roughness of the skin, scurf. (HREEV-thoh / ˈhriːv-θɔ)

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ge-regnian

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

ge-regnian, wk.v: to put, dispose, adorn. (yeh-REY-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈrɛj-nɪ-an)

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gēoguþ-myru

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

gēoguþ-myru, f.n: youthful joy (?). (YAY-oh-guth-MUE-ruh / ˈjeːɔ-gʌθ-ˌmy-rʌ)

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pyttel

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

pyttel, m.n: a mouse-hawk. (PUE-tell / ˈpy-tɛl)

0627 pyttel
Hawk in The Ormesby Psalter. England, c. 1300. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 38r. [bestiary.ca]
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ne

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Hana Videen

ne, adv/conjunction: not; no, nay; nor, neither. (NEH / ˈnɛ)

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gēa

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

gēa, interjection: yes, yea. (YAY-ah / ˈjeːa)

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apa

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Hana Videen

apa, m.n: an ape. (AH-pa / ˈa-pa)

0624 apa
Detail of apes at school in The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109r. [bl.uk]
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ge-wǣpnian

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

ge-wǣpnian, wk.v: to arm, furnish with weapons. (yeh-WAPP-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈwæp-nɪ-an)

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ǣ-lagol

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣ-lagol, adj: legislative. (AE-LA-goll / ˈæː-ˌla-gɔl)

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