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panic

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

panic, n.n: a sort of millet. (PAH-nitch / ˈpa-nɪtʃ)

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fugel-timber

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

fugel-timber, n.n: bird material (which forms the fledgling), the young bird which develops. (FUH-yell-TIM-ber / ˈfʌ-jɛl-ˌtɪm-bɛr)

pelican
The pelican revives her young with blood from her own breast. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, fol. 32r. France, c. 1450. From The Medieval Bestiary.
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epegitsung

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

epegitsung, f.n: avarice, covetousness. (EH-peh-YIT-sung / ˈɛ-pɛ-ˌjɪt-sʌŋ)

avarice
British Library, Add MS 54180, fol. 136v. Laurent d’Orléans, La Somme le Roi (c. 1295). Avarice as a man in rags transferring his gold coins from a coffer to a safe with a devil in front of him.
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ūre-lendisc

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ūre-lendisc, adj: of our country. (OO-ruh-LEN-dish / ˈuː-rə-ˌlɛn-dɪʃ)

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mǣd-mōnaþ

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

mǣd-mōnaþ, m.n: July. (MAD-MO-nath / ˈmæːd-ˌmoː-naθ)

Detail of a man scything wheat and the zodiac sign Leo on a calendar page for July. From the Bedford Hours, France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. See British Library blog post.
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giūluling

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

giūluling, m.n: July. (YE-OO-luh-ling / ˈjɪuː-lʌ-lɪŋ)

julius
Detail of Julius Caesar on a calendar page for July. From the Bedford Hours, France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. See British Library blog post.
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æftera līða

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æftera līða, m.n: July (second līða). (AV-teh-rah LEE-tha / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈliː-θa)

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haswig-feðera

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

haswig-feðera, adj: having grey feathers, grey-feathered. (HAZ-wee-FEH-theh-ra / ˈhaz-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)

grey ibis
An ibis. Bestiary. England, 1236-c. 1250. British Library, Harley MS 3244, fol. 52v.
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ǣn-līc

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

ǣn-līc, adj: only, singular, incomparable, excellent, beautiful, elegant. (AEN-leech / ˈæːn-liːtʃ)

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āttor-sceaða

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

āttor-sceaða, m.n: a poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent. (AH-tor-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈaːt-tɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Harley 4751 f.61 (min)
An asp refuses to listen to a snake charmer’s incantations, pressing one ear against the ground and stopping up the other with the tip of its tail. Bestiary. England, 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 4751, fol. 61r.
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