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word-sige

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

word-sige, m.n: success in speaking, lit. word-victory. (WORD-SIH-yuh / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsɪ-jə)

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prūt

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

prūt, adj: proud, arrogant. (PROOT / ˈpɹuːt)

pride
British Library, Yates Thompson MS 3, f. 159r. Detail of a miniature of a man with a sword riding a lion, as a personification of Pride (Orgueil), and a woman with a sword, riding a wolf, as a personification of Envy (Envie). The Penitential Psalms in The Dunois Hours, France (Paris), c. 1339 – c. 1450.
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rȳne-mann

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

rȳne-mann, m.n: one skilled in explaining mysteries. (RUE-nuh-MAHN / ˈryː-nə-ˌman)

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glæs-hluttor

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Hana Videen

glæs-hluttor, adj: clear as glass, ‘glass-clear’. (GLASS-H’LUH-tor / ˈglæs-ˌhlʌ-tɔr)

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wōdlīce

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

wōdlīce, adv: madly, furiously, franticly; blasphemously. (WOAD-LEE-chuh / ˈwoːd-ˌliː-tʃə)

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rǣde-mann

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

rǣde-mann, m.n: a horseman. (RAE-duh-MAHN / ˈɹæː-də-ˌman)

horseman
L’estoire de Merlin. France, c. 1316. British Library, Add 10292, f. 213r.
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here-nes

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

here-nes, f.n: praise, favour. (HEH-ruh-ness / ˈhɛ-ɹə-nɛs)

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sunn-wlitig

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

sunn-wlitig, adj: ‘sun-beautiful’, beautiful with the sun. (SUN-W’LI-tih / ˈsʌn-ˌwlɪ-tɪj)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Yale University Library): Rothschild Canticles (Beinecke MS 404), turn of the 14th century.
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æfterra gēola

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æfterra gēola, m.n: January (second Yule). (AV-teh-rah-YAY-ol-ah / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈjeːɔ-la)

Gesælig Niw Gear!

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word-bēot

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-bēot, n.n: a promise. (WORD-BAY-ot / ˈwɔɹd-ˌbeːɔt)

Have any for the New Year? Why not promise yourself the joy of learning more about a personal interest of yours?

(Maybe even Old English!)

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