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tēon-līg

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

tēon-līg, m.n: hurtful, destructive flame, of the conflagration at the last day. (TAY-on-LEE / ˈteːɔn-ˌliːj)

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templ

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

templ, n.n: a temple. (TEM-pull / ˈtɛm-pəl)

Solomon kneels in prayer at the dedication of the temple, Picture Bible, fol. 43r, c.1290-1300, from Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
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mid-dæg

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

mid-dæg, m.n: midday (sext). (MID-DAIE / ˈmɪd-ˌdæj)

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sǣ-wudu

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-wudu, m.n: a ship; literally, ‘sea-wood’. (SAE-WUH-duh / ˈsæː-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Needs identification – please comment if you know the source.
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dēofol-sēocnes

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēofol-sēocnes, f.n: ‘devil-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (DAY-ov-ol-SAY-ock-ness / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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glæs

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

glæs, n.n: glass. (GLASS / ˈglæs)

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fold-hrērende

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

fold-hrērende, adj: touching/moving on the earth; earth-stirring, epithet for an animal that treads upon the ground. (FOLD-HRAY-ren-duh / ˈfɔld-ˌhɹeː-ɹɛn-də)

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blōstma

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

blōstma, m.n: a blossom, bloom, flower. (BLOHST-ma / ˈbloːst-ma)

bloom
Breviary of Mary of Savoy, Lombardy ca. 1430. Chambéry, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 4, fol. 560r.
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ēagan bryhtm

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagan bryhtm, m.n: an eye’s twinkle, a moment. (AY-ah-gahn BRUE-h’tm / ˈeːa-gan ˈbryx-təm)

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hlȳp

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlȳp, m.n: leap, jump. (H’LUEP / ˈhlyːp)

Luttrell Psalter – folio 84r. Manuscript made in Lincolnshire, England, between 1320-1340 for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell. British Library, Add. MS 42130; from the British Library manuscript pages.
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