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grorn-hof

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

grorn-hof, n.n: house of sadness. (GRORN-HOFF / ˈgrɔrn-ˌhɔf)

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for-habban

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

for-habban, wk.v: to hold in, restrain, abstain. (for-HA-bahn / fɔɹ-ˈha-ban)

In medicine ‘beon innan forhæfd’ means ‘to be restrained within’ (i.e., constipation).

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lām

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

lām, n.n: clay, mud, mire, earth, loam. (LAHM / ˈlaːm)

Miscellany. England (Canterbury), 11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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ge-līffæstan

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-līffæstan, wk.v: to make alive, quicken. (yeh-LEE-FAST-ahn / jɛ-ˈliːf-fæ-stan)

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mēd

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

mēd, f.n: meed, reward. (MAID / ˈmeːd)

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a-blend

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

a-blend, v/adj: blinded. (ah-BLEND / a-ˈblɛnd)

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hēafod-gim

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-gim, m.n: eye (head-gem). (HAY-ah-vod-YIM / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌjɪm)

Illustration from a medical miscellany that includes the ‘book of Macharias on the eye called Salaracer or secret of secrets’; British Library, MS Sloane 981 (fol. 68r). England; last quarter of the 14th or first quarter of the 15th century.
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hyll

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

hyll, f.n: a hill. (HULL / ˈhɝl)

Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincolnshire), 14th century. British Library, MS Add. 42130, fol. 176v.
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wælhrēowlīce

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

wælhrēowlīce, adv: cruelly, horribly, atrociously. (WAEL-HRAY-oh-lee-chuh / ˈwæl-ˌhɹeːɔw-liː-tʃə)

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wuldor-geflogena

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

wuldor-geflogena, m.n: a fugitive from glory, an evil spirit. (WULL-dor-yeh-FLOH-yeh-na / ˈwʌl-dɔɹ-jɛ-ˌflɔ-jɛ-na)

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