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wīf

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

wīf, n.n: woman, female; married woman, wife. (WEEF / ˈwiːf)

mary
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, from a French Book of Hours. Bibliotheque Renaissance de Nancy, MS 1874. Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.
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spiw-drenc

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

spiw-drenc, m.n: an emetic; a medicine or other substance which causes vomiting. (SPIW-DRENCH / ˈspɪw-ˌdɹɛntʃ)

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sundor-frēodōm

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

sundor-frēodōm, m.n: a special immunity, a privilege. (SUN-dor-FRAY-oh-doam / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌfreːɔ-doːm)

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swōl

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

swōl, m/n.n: heat, burning. (SWOAL / ˈswoːl)

fire
Salamanders are known for being fireproof in the Middle Ages. Bestiary: British Library, Royal 12 C XIX, fol. 68v. England, c. 1200-1210. From discarding images.
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luf-sum

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

luf-sum, adj: amiable, pleasant, lovable. (LUF-sum / ˈlʌf-sʌm)

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diācon

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

diācon, m.n: a deacon. (DIH-ah-kon / ˈdɪ-aː-kɔn)

St Lawrence, from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, a Book of Hours produced in the Netherlands c. 1440.

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heofon-fugol

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

heofon-fugol, m.n: ‘heaven-bird’, a bird of the air. (HEH-oh-von-FUH-goll / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Birds in Arras Psalter and Hours. France, N. (Arras), c. 1300. British Library, Yates Thompson 15, fol. 96r. More about the manuscript here.
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dott

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

dott, m.n: a dot, small spot, speck. (DOT / ˈdɔt)

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hærfest

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

hærfest, m.n: autumn, harvest. (HAER-vest / ˈhær-vɛst)

Illustration from a south German mahzor (festival prayerbook), c. 1320. Image from Jewish Heritage Online Magazine.
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leoþu-cræftig

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

leoþu-cræftig, adj: skilful with the limbs. (LEH-oh-thuh-KRAFF-tee / ˈlɛɔ-θʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

A man on stilts playing a pipe with an animal-head in a genealogical chronicle of English kings. England, last quarter of the 13th century. British Library, Royal 14 B V, Membrane 1.
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