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seolh-bæþ

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

seolh-bæþ, n.n: seal-bath, a kenning for the sea. (SEH-ol’h-BATH / ˈsɛɔlx-ˌbæθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a swimming hairy fish-creature with the head of a calf.
Seal in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 120r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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sām-wīs

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

sām-wīs, adj: dull, foolish. (SAHM-WEES / ˈsaːm-ˌwiːs)

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un-āræfnedlīc

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-āræfnedlīc, adj: intolerable, impossible to bear. (UN-ah-RAV-ned-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌræv-nɛd-liːtʃ)

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reordian

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

reordian, wk.v: to speak, say. (REH-or-di-ahn / ˈrɛɔr-di-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man carrying a young child on his back and walking with three other children; three of the children have writing connected to their mouths with a line like speech bubbles.
Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea; England, c. 1300; British Library, Stowe MS 49, f. 122r. [medievalbooks.nl]
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fīf

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

fīf, n/numeral/adj: five. (FEEF / ˈfiːf)

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renge

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

renge, f.n: spider. (RENG-guh / ˈrɛŋ-gə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a spider with eight hairy, wavy legs ending in pincers, waiting beside an ant hill crawling with ants.
De animalibus; France (Paris), mid 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 16169, f. 331v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hilde-swāt

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

hilde-swāt, m.n: hostile vapour (battle-sweat). (HILL-duh-SWAHT / ˈhɪl-də-ˌswaːt)

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fūlnes

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fūlnes, f.n: foulness, stench. (FOOL-ness / ˈfuːl-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a bull-like beast with a somewhat embarrassed expression on its face expelling a green vapour from its rear towards two hunters who cover their noses.
Bonnacon in De Natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 8r. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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un-ārīmed

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-ārīmed, adj: unnumbered, countless. (UN-ah-REE-med / ˈʌn-aː-ˌriː-mɛd)

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gyst-līþnes

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

gyst-līþnes, f.n: hospitality; reception and entertainment enjoyed as a guest. (GUST-LEETH-ness / ˈgyst-ˌliːθ-nɛs)

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