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fyl-wērig

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

fyl-wērig, adj: slaughter-weary. (FULL-WAY-rih / ˈfyl-ˌwɛ-rɪj)

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bædzere

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

bædzere, m.n: a baptist, baptizer. (BAED-zeh-ruh / ˈbæd-zɛ-rə)

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Meister des Benedictionale des Heiligen Aethelwold (975-980). [Wikipedia]
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wulfhēafod-trēow

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

wulfhēafod-trēow, n.n: ‘wolf-head tree’ (definition uncertain). (WULF-hay-ah-vod-TRAY-oh / ˈwʌlf-heːa-vɔd-ˌtreːɔw)

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ēored-cist

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēored-cist, f.n: a company, troop. (AY-or-ed-CHIST / ˈeːɔ-ɹɛd-ˌtʃɪst)

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bædling

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

bædling, m.n: effeminate man(?). (BAED-ling / ˈbæd-lɪŋ)

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pearroc

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

pearroc, m.n: an enclosure. (PEH-ah-rock / ˈpɛa-rɔk)

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fynel

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

fynel, m.n: fennel. (FUH-null / ˈfy-nəl)

Ganze Seite: Miniatur (Eine Frau erntet Fenchel - Feniculus)
A woman harvesting fennel. Tacuinum Sanitatis (a medieval health handbook based on an 11th-century Arab medical treatise). Italy (Verona), 1380-1399. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library), Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 41v. [bildarchivaustria.at]
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ēst-mete

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēst-mete, m.n: delicate meat, dainties, luxuries. (AYST-MEH-tuh / ˈeːst-ˌmɛ-tə)

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stig-rāp

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

stig-rāp, m.n: a stirrup. (STIH-RAHP / ˈstɪj-ˌrap)

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bæftan-sittende

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

bæftan-sittende, adj: idle (back-sitting). (BAV-tahn-SIT-ten-duh / ˈbæv-tan-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də)

Idleness shows the Lover into the Garden of Pleasure. Guilluame de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose. France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 20 A. xvii, fol. 7v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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