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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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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)

roe
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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