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nēotan

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

nēotan, str.v: to enjoy, have the benefit of, make use of. (NAY-oh-tahn / ˈneːɔ-tan)

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pan-mete

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

pan-mete, m.n: cooked food. (PAHN-MEH-tuh / ˈpan-ˌmɛ-tə)

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St Joseph cooking a meal for Mary in The Holy Family. France, c. 1440-1450. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig IX 6, f. 181. [blogs.getty.edu]
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wudu-ælfen

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

wudu-ælfen, f.n: wood elf, wood nymph. (WUH-duh-AL-ven / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌæl-vɛn)

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dȳrling

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

dȳrling, m.n: a darling. (DUER-ling / ˈdyːr-lɪŋ)

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tunece

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

tunece, f.n: tunic, coat. (TUN-eh-chuh / ˈtʌ-nɛ-tʃə)

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Eros, God of Love, shoots an arrow into the eye of the Lover, who wears a tunic with belted purse. Roman de la Rose. France (Paris), between 1340 and 1350. Morgan Library, MS M.48, fol. 14r.
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ēstig

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēstig, adj: kind, gracious, bounteous. (AY-stih / ˈeː-stɪj)

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dæges ēage

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæges ēage, n.n: daisy (day’s eye). (DAIE-yes-AY-ah-yuh / ˈdæ-jɛs-ˌeːa-jə)

An allegorical painting of a man putting his heart into a daisy from Petit Livre d’Amour, by Pierre Sala. France, c. 1500. British Library, Stowe MS 955, fol. 6r.
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stēnan

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

stēnan, wk.v: to groan; possibly, to cause to sound. (STAY-nahn / ˈsteː-nan)

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wrǣt-līc

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

wrǣt-līc, adj: wondrous, curious; of wondrous excellence, beautiful, noble. (WRAET-leech / ˈwɹæːt-liːtʃ)

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mixen

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

mixen, f.n: a dung-heap. (MICK-sun / ˈmɪk-sən)

Historia plantarum. Lombardy, c. 1395-1400. Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS. 459, fol. 250r. From discarding images.
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