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heoru-cumbul

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

heoru-cumbul, n.n: a warlike ensign, battle standard. (HEH-or-uh-KUM-bull / ˈhɛɔ-ɹʌ-ˌkʌm-bʌl)

Bayeux Tapestry.
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bladesian

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

bladesian, wk.v: to blaze, flame, be hot; to emit an odour. (BLAH-duh-zi-ahn / ˈbla-də-zɪ-an)

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wǣpen-þracu

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

wǣpen-þracu, f.n: force of arms; lit. ‘weapon-force’ or ‘weapon-violence’. (WAE-pen-THRA-kuh / ˈwæː-pɛn-ˌθɹa-kʌ)

Normans_Bayeux
Bayeux Tapestry on Wikipedia.
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lungen

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

lungen, f/n.n: a lung. (LUNG-gehn / ˈlʌŋ-gɛn)

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bēo-gang

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēo-gang, m.n: a swarm of bees. (BAY-oh-GAHNG / ˈbeːɔ-ˌgaŋ)

bees
British Library medieval manuscripts blog: Detail of a miniature of bees collecting nectar and returning to their hive, from a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v.
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fyrd-hwæt

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

fyrd-hwæt, adj: bold in warfare, warlike, brave. (FURD-HWAET / ˈfɝɹd-ˌhwæt)

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dēaþ-wērig

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-wērig, adj: ‘death-weary’, dead. (DAY-ath-WAY-ree / ˈdeːaθ-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

dying
Pulling the soul out. Matfre Ermengau, Breviari d’amor, Occitania 14th century. BnF, Français 857, fol. 197v.
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cāser-dōm

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

cāser-dōm, m.n: an emperor’s rule. (KAH-zer-DOAM / ˈkaː-zɛɹ-ˌdoːm)

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carl-cat

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

carl-cat, m.n: a male cat, tomcat. (KARL-KAHT / ˈkaɹl-ˌkat)

cat
From Discarding Images: Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, France ca. 1290 (Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 72r).

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cwabba

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

cwabba, n: a bog or marsh. (KWAH-ba / ˈkwa-ba)

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