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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)

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or-trūwung

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

or-trūwung, f.n: despair. (OR-TROO-wung / ˈɔɹ-ˌtɹuː-wʌŋ)

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nēðan

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

nēðan, wk.v: to have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture. (NAY-than / ˈneː-θan)

dragons
Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against two-headed, eight-legged, crowned dragons with multiple eyes along their torsos. British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 78v. From the British Library medieval manuscripts blog.
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æg

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

æg, n.n: egg. (AIE / ˈæj)

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hearding

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

hearding, m.n: a brave man, warrior, hero. (HEH-ar-ding / ˈhɛaɹ-dɪŋ)

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hǣlu

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

hǣlu, f.n: health, security, sound physical condition, well-being. (HAL-uh / ˈhæː-lʌ)

april-image
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library, MS 53, f. 7v. The Peterborough Psalter, early 14th century, East Anglia. The Annunciation. Read more about it on the Parker Library blog.
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