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draca

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

draca, m.n: a dragon; a serpent. (DRAH-ka / ˈdra-ka)

dragon
British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog: Elephant vs Dragon! From a bestiary, England, between 1236 and c. 1250: British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 39v.
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ellen-gǣst

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

ellen-gǣst, m.n: a bold or powerful spirit. (EH-len-GAEST / ˈɛ-lɛn-ˌgæst)

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grund-wyrgen

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

grund-wyrgen, f.n: wolf of the deep. (GRUND-WUER-yen / ˈgrʌnd-ˌwyr-jɛn)

Grendel’s mother is described as a grund-wyrgen.

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Grendel’s mother drags Beowulf to the bottom of the mere. Illustration by Henry Justice Ford in Andrew Lang’s The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899).

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scucca

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

scucca, m.n: devil, demon; Satan. (SHUCK-ah / ˈʃʌ-ka)

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dēofol-scīn

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēofol-scīn, n.n: a diabolical vision, phantom, demon. (DAY-oh-voll-SHEEN / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl-ˌʃiːn)

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hell-rūne

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

hell-rūne, f.n: demon, one who knows hell’s mysteries. (HELL-ROON-uh / ˈhɛl-ˌruː-nə)

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orc-þyrs

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

orc-þyrs, m.n: a demon of hell, monster of the infernal regions. (ORK-THURS / ˈɔɹk-ˌθɝɹs)

British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: Detail of a bas-de-page scene showing a demon carrying souls to Hell in a wheelbarrow, from the ‘Taymouth Hours’, England (London?), second quarter of the 14th century, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 139v.
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ēoten

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēoten, m.n: a giant. (AY-oh-ten / ˈeːɔ-tɛn)

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dēmon

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēmon, m.n: a demon, devil. (DAY-mon / ˈdeː-mɔn)

The two weeks leading up to Halloween will feature monster words-of-the-day.

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winter-fylleþ

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

winter-fylleþ, m.n: October. (WIN-ter-FUELL-eth / ˈwɪn-tɛr–ˌfyl-lɛθ)

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