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gafol-fisc

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Hana Videen

gafol-fisc, m.n: fish paid as toll or tribute. (GA-voll-FISH / ˈga-vɔl-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a fish.
Book of Hours. N. France (Saint-Omer or Thérouanne), c. 1318-1325. British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 27v. [bl.uk]
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gærs-tūn

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

gærs-tūn, m.n: grass-enclosure, a meadow. (GAERZ-TOON / ˈgærz-ˌtuːn)

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cræte-hors

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

cræte-hors, n.n: a cart-horse. (KRAE-tuh-HORS / ˈkræ-tə-ˌhɔrs)

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hirste-panne

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

hirste-panne, f.n: a frying-pan. (HIR-stuh-PA-nuh / ˈhɪr-stə-ˌpa-nə)

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swinc

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

swinc, n.n:  labour, trouble, affliction, toil. (SWINCH / ˈswɪntʃ)

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geteld-gehlīwung

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Hana Videen

geteld-gehlīwung, f.n: shelter afforded by a tent. (yeh-TELD-yeh-HLEE-wung / jɛ-ˈtɛld-jɛ-ˌhliː-wʌŋ)

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Marginalia in the Breviary of Renaud de Bar (Summer). Verdun (France), Bibliothèque Municipale, MS. 107, f. 137v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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scot-frēo

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

scot-frēo, adj: scot-free, exempt from imposts. (SHOT-FRAY-oh / ˈʃɔt-ˌfreːɔ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about growling gremetunc. Read it on Patreon.

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snāw-ceald

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Hana Videen

snāw-ceald, adj: snow-cold, cold as snow. (SNAW-CHEH-ald / ˈsnaːw-ˌtʃɛald)

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January (c. 1405-1410). Fresco at Castello Buonconsiglio, Trento, Italy. [sarahpeverley.com]
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winter-tīd

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-tīd, f.n: winter-time, winter. (WIN-ter-TEED / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-ˌtiːd)

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Allegory of Winter (c. 1338-1340). Fresco by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Publico of Siena. [sarahpeverley.com]
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gremetunc

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

gremetunc, f.n: a raging, roaring, murmuring. (GREH-meh-tunk / ˈgrɛ-mɛ-tʌnk)

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