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hǣl

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

hǣl, n.n: omen, auspice. (HAL / ˈhæːl)

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earm-cearig

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

earm-cearig, adj: miserable and sad. (EH-arm-CHEH-ah-rih / ˈɛaɹm-ˌtʃɛa-ɹɪj)

Melancholic cat plays the lyre in a Book of Hours. France, 15th century. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 662, fol. 21r. From discarding images.
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ge-nip

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-nip, n.n: a mist, cloud, darkness, obscurity. (yeh-NIP / jɛ-ˈnɪp)

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mis-limp

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

mis-limp, n.n: a mishap. (MIS-LIMP / ˈmɪs-ˌlɪmp)

Monkey with arrow stuck up its butt. Bibliothèque Mazarine MS 520. From Got Medieval.
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beorc

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

beorc, f.n: birch; name of the B-rune ᛒ. (BEH-ork / ˈbɛɔɹk)

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tealt

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

tealt, adj: unsteady; unstable, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, precarious. (TEH-alt / ˈtɛalt)

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morgen-sēoc

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

morgen-sēoc, adj: morning-sick. (MOR-gen-SAY-ock / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌseːɔk)

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ēaster-mōnaþ

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēaster-mōnaþ, m.n: April (Easter-month). (AY-ah-ster-MO-nath / ˈeːa-stɛr-ˌmoː-naθ)

april
Calendar pages for April. Hours of Joanna of Castile, Bruges, between 1496 and 1506. British Library, Additional 18852, ff. 4v-5. Read more about these images on The British Library’s medieval manuscripts blog.
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be-clypping

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

be-clypping, f.n: an embrace, a hug. (beh-KLUP-ping / bɛ-ˈklɝ-pɪŋ)

It’s International Hug a Medievalist Day! Don’t forget to give a medievalist some love on this special day.

hug
A griffin hugging a hog. The Ashmole Bestiary, England, 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 15v. From discarding images blog.
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rysc-bedd

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysc-bedd, n.n: a bed of rushes. (RUSH-BED / ˈɹɝʃ-ˌbɛd)

Posted in trees + plants 7 Comments

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