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god-sibb

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

god-sibb, m.n: a sponsor, especially at baptism; a godparent. (GOD-SIB / ˈgɔd-ˌsɪb)

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tācn-berend

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

tācn-berend, m.n: a standard-bearer. (TAH-kun-BEH-rend / ˈtaː-kən-ˌbɛ-ɹɛnd)

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cāf-scype

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

cāf-scype, m.n: alacrity, swiftness; boldness, firmness of purpose. (KAHV-shuh-puh / ˈkaːv-ˌʃɝ-pə)

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slit-cwealm

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

slit-cwealm, m.n: death by the tearing of animals. (SLIT-KWEH-alm / ˈslɪt-ˌkwɛalm)

Crocodile from a bestiary. France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 12v. [bestiary.ca]
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meregrund

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

meregrund, m.n: the bottom of a sea, lake or mere. (MEH-ruh-GRUND / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌgɹʌnd)

Alexander the Great explores the sea in a submarine: BL Royal MS 15 E vi, c. 1445.
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beorht-blōwende

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

beorht-blōwende, adj: bright-blooming, blooming bright. (BEH-or’ht-BLOW-en-duh / ˈbɛɔɹht-ˌbloː-wɛn-də)

Needs ID – please comment if you know the source
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hlēor-sceamu

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlēor-sceamu, f.n: shame or confusion of face, literally ‘cheek-shame’. (HLAY-or-SHEH-ah-muh / ˈhleːɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-mʌ)

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cipe

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

cipe, f.n: an onion. (CHIH-puh / ˈtʃɪ-pə)

onion
British Library. The illustration at the bottom of the page is labelled cepe domestica (onion). Note the similarity of Old English cipe to Latin cepa. British Library, Egerton 747, f. 29. Italian, between c. 1280 and c. 1310. Tractatus de herbis.
Posted in food + drink, trees + plants 2 Comments

wanspēdigness

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

wanspēdigness, f.n: indigence, poverty. (WAHN-SPAY-dee-ness / ˈwan-ˌspeː-dɪj-nɛs)

beggar
Avis aus roys. France (probably Paris), 1347-1350. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.456, fol. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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smæl-þearmas

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

smæl-þearmas, m.n: the small guts, intestines. (SMAEL-THEH-ar-mas / ˈsmæl-ˌθɛaɹ-mas)

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