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fulluht-nama

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

fulluht-nama, m.n: baptismal or Christian name. (FULL-uh’ht-NA-ma / ˈfʌl-lʌxt-ˌna-ma)

A woman stands within an initial D in a medieval manuscript, grasping a banderole with the name Guda and writing in Latin.
Self-portrait of a medieval illustrator, labelled with her name, Guda; Rhineland, late 12th century; Frankfurt, Staatsbibliothek, MS Barth. 42. [medievalbooks.nl]
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mere-weard

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

mere-weard, m.n: sea-guardian, one who keeps guard in the sea. (MEH-ruh-WEH-ard / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌwɛard)

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nett

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

nett, n.n: web, net. (NET / ˈnɛt)

In the margin of a medieval manuscript, a spider hangs on a thread below a large web.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 130r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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mān

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

mān, adj: wicked, false. (MAHN / ˈmaːn)

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ge-mynd-benimming

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-mynd-benimming, f.n: lethargy (lit. ‘mind-deprivation’). (yeh-MUEND-beh-NIM-ming / jɛ-ˈmynd-bɛ-ˌnɪm-miŋ)

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cǣg-bora

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

cǣg-bora, m.n: key-bearer. (KAEY-BO-ra / ˈkæːj-ˌbɔ-ra)

Medieval illustration of two haloed men standing within a letter S holding a giant key between them.
Historiated initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key in an Antiphonary; Germany (Regensburg), early 14th century; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.754, f. W.754Br. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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hrēð-lēas

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

hrēð-lēas, adj: inglorious, joyless, without the joy of victory. (HRAITH-LAY-ahs / ˈhreːθ-leːas)

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trēow-fugol

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

trēow-fugol, m.n: a tree-dwelling bird. (TRAY-oh-FUH-goll / ˈtreːɔw-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of ten white birds perched on the branches of a tree; at the tree’s base are a pair of two-legged, winged dragons.
Peridexion tree in the Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 77v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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hwæt-hwega

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

hwæt-hwega, adv: something, somewhat, a little. (HWAT-HWEH-ga / ˈhwæt-ˌhwɛ-ga)

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þrūh

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

þrūh, m/f.n: wood or stone hollowed out; a trough, pipe, conduit; a box, chest; a coffin, sarcophagus, tomb. (THROO’H / ˈθruːx)

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