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hēafod-hebba

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-hebba, m.n: an author, originator; a beginning. (HAY-ah-vod-HEB-ba / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌhɛb-ba)

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ȳþ-gewinn

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

ȳþ-gewinn, n.n: the wave-strife, the billows. (UTH-yeh-WIN / ˈɝːθ-jɛ-ˌwɪn)

Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, France ca. 1290. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 117r. From discarding images. Monkfish…?
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here-paþ

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

here-paþ, m.n: war-path, road for an army, military road, road large enough to march soldiers upon (appears in charters). (HEH-ruh-PAHTH / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌpaθ)

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sund-helm

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

sund-helm, m.n: a water-covering, the sea which covers. (SUND-HELM / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛlm)

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brycg

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

brycg, f.n: bridge. (BRUEJ / ˈbrydʒ)

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fæðm

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

fæðm, m/f.n: a fathom, cubit, unit of measurement equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. (FAE-thum / ˈfæ-θəm)

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mucg-wyrt

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

mucg-wyrt, f.n: mugwort. (MUDGE-WURT / ˈmʌdʒ-ˌwɝɹt)

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gæst-hof

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

gæst-hof, n.n: a guest-house. (GAST-HOF / ˈgæst-ˌhɔf)

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be-sūpan

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

be-sūpan, str.v: to sup up, swallow. (beh-ZOO-pahn / bɛ-ˈzuː-pan)

sup
BNF Français 343 Queste del Saint Graal / Tristan de Léonois. 1380-1385. Milan, Italy.
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wāwa

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

wāwa, m.n: woe, misery. (WAH-wah / ˈwaː-wa)

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