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pynca

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

pynca, m.n: a point. (PUN-ka / ˈpɝn-ka)

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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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