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bæfta

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

bæfta, m.n: the after part, the back. (BAFF-ta / ˈbæf-ta)

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beorn-þrēat

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

beorn-þrēat, m.n: a band of men or warriors. (BEH-orn-THRAY-aht / ˈbɛɔrn-ˌθreːat)

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burg-sæl

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

burg-sæl, n.n: a castle-hall, city-dwelling. (BUR’GH-SAEL / ˈbʌrx-ˌsæl)

Alexander defeating Pausanias. Roman d’Alexandre en prose (Historia de Proelis, in French translation). France (Rouen), 1444-1445. British Library, Royal MS 15 E VI, fol. 8v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]
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papol-stān

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

papol-stān, m.n: a pebble-stone, pebble. (PA-poll-STAHN / ˈpa-pɔl-ˌstaːn)

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rā

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

rā, m.n: roe deer. (RAH / ˈraː)

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Gaston Phébus, Livre de la chasse. France, 14th/15th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Français 616, fol. 23r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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bā

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

bā, pronoun: both. (BAH / ˈbaː)

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hēah-engel

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

hēah-engel, m.n: an archangel. (HAY-ah-ENG-gell / ˈheːah-ˌɛŋ-gɛl)

Today is the Feast of Michael the Archangel.

Initial Q: Saint Michael and the Dragon. Germany (Würzburg), c. 1240-1250. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig VIII 2, fol. 61v. [discardingimages]
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stocc

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

stocc, m.n: a stock, trunk, log. (STOCK / ˈstɔk)

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stōc

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

stōc, n.n: place (?); a word occurring mostly in place names, either alone or in compounds. (STOAK / ˈstoːk)

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wull

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

wull, f.n: wool. (WULL / ˈwʌl)

Many thanks to Sarah (@Takame), my first goldgifa, who chose this word!

Woman spinning in the Luttrell Psalter. England, 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, fol. 193r. [bl.uk]
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