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wōma

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

wōma, m.n: sound, noise. (WO-ma / ˈwoː-ma)

rabbit
Petrus Comestor, Historia scholastica (‘Ashridge Petrus Comestor’), England ca. 1283-1300 (British Library, Royal 3 D VI, fol. 234r). From Discarding Images.
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roð-hund

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

roð-hund, m.n: a large dog, a Molossus (a mastiff-like breed of dog from Ancient Greece). (ROTH-HUND / ˈɹɔθ-ˌhʌnd)

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mundbyrdness

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

mundbyrdness, f.n: protection; protector, patron, advocate; protection of rights granted by charter. (MUND-burd-nuss / ˈmɝnd-bɝɹd-nəs)

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hild-fruma

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

hild-fruma, m.n: military chief, prince, leader. (HILD-VRUH-ma / ˈhɪld-ˌvɹʌ-ma)

Detail from New Minster Charter, 966.
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lungre

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

lungre, adv: quickly, soon, at once, straightway, speedily. (LUNG-gruh / ˈlʌŋ-gɹə)

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þrowung

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

þrowung, f.n: passion, strong feeling. (THRO-wung / ˈθɹɔ-wʌŋ)

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æfstig

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

æfstig, adj: envious. (AFF-stee / ˈæf-stɪj)

envy
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose. Paris, ca. 1353. Bibliothèque de Genève, Français 178, fol. 3r. From e-codices.
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hettend

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

hettend, m.n: an enemy. (HET-tend / ˈhɛt-tɛnd)

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blāst-belg

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

blāst-belg, m.n: a ‘blast-bag’, bellows. (BLAHST-BELG / ˈblaːst-ˌbɛlg)

Macclesfield Psalter, England, ca. 1330. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, fol. 8r.
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æl-fylc

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

æl-fylc, n.n: a foreign land; foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy. (AEL-FULK / ˈæl-ˌfɝlk)

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