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ymb-gān

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

ymb-gān, v: to go round (a circular course or an object), orbit. (umb-GAHN / ymb-ˈgaːn)

Medieval manuscript wheel diagram showing the Earth at the centre of concentric bands containing the names of the heavenly bodies and intervals of their orbits in Latin.
Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 2v. [art.thewalters.org]
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beorg-seðel

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

beorg-seðel, n.n: mountain-dwelling. (BEH-org-SETH-ell / ˈbɛɔrg-ˌsɛ-θɛl)

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bȳtla

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

bȳtla, m.n: a hammerer, builder. (BUET-la / ˈbyːt-la)

Medieval manuscript image of people building a tower, including a person hammering and others fitting blocks into place; God and angels look on from the heavens.
Giuard des Moulin’s Grande Bible Historial; French, 14th century; National Library of the Netherlands. [durhamworldheritagesite.com]
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mis-crocettan

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

mis-crocettan, v: to make a horrible noise. (miss-KRAW-chet-tahn / mɪs-ˈkrɔ-tʃɛt-tan)

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han-crēd

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

han-crēd, m.n: cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night. (HAHN-kraid / ˈhan-kreːd)

Drawing of a rooster in red pigment in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Biblia sacra, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 320, f. 208v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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mana-scipe

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

mana-scipe, m.n: humanity, kindness, civility. (MA-na-SHIP-uh / ˈma-na-ˌʃɪ-pə)

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þrinness

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrinness, f.n: Trinity, as in the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). (THRIN-ness / ˈθrɪn-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of two bearded and haloed human figures with a dove diving down from the sky between them; beneath their feet are a couple of devils, and their hands make a sign of blessing.
Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 93r. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]
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hīw

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

hīw, n.n: form, figure, appearance, likeness. (HEE-ew / ˈhiːw)

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gold-hord

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

gold-hord, m.n: treasure, a hoard of valuables. (GOLD-HORD / ˈgɔld-ˌhɔrd)

A pile of worn and damaged gold items, including part of a cheek piece, a hilt with an intertwining pattern, mounts and studs with inlaid patterns, and a folded band with a Latin inscription.
Staffordshire Hoard; England (Staffordshire), deposited c. 650-675, with items made during the 6th and 7th centuries. [wikipedia.org]
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ge-tēon

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-tēon, v: to do, effect, cause; to determine a course of action. (yeh-TAY-on / jɛ-ˈteːɔn)

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