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fēnix

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

fēnix, m.n: phoenix. (FAY-niks / ˈfeː-nɪks)

Detail of a phoenix in the Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library, Univ Lib. MS 24), fol. 56r. The English illuminated manuscript is from the 12th-century.
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morgen-tīd

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

morgen-tīd, f.n: morning-tide, morning. (MOR-gen-TEED / ˈmɔɹ–gɛn-ˌtiːd)

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dēaþ-sele

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-sele, m.n: hall of death. (DAY-ath-SEH-luh / ˈdeːaθ-ˌsɛ-lə)

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hund-wealh

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

hund-wealh, m.n: a servant to attend to dogs. (HUND-WEH-al’h / ˈhʌnd-ˌwɛalh)

hound
British Library blog: Detail of a miniature of King Garamantes, being rescued by his dogs; from the Rochester Bestiary, England (Rochester?), c. 1230, Royal MS 12 F. xiii, f. 30v.
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wilm

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

wilm, m.n: surging/boiling water; surging fire/flames; violence, raging; fervour, ardour; heat, fury, passion. (WILM / ˈwɪlm)

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dēor

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēor, n.n: animal. (DAY-or / ˈdeːɔr)

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mǣre

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

mǣre, n.n: a boundary, limit, confine, border. (MAE-ruh / ˈmæː-ɹə)

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god-web

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

god-web, n.n: a divine or very precious web or cloth; purple cloth; excellently woven material. (GOD-WEB / ˈgɔd-ˌwɛb)

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here-toga

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

here-toga, m.n: the leader of an army or of a people, a general. (HEH-ruh-TOG-ah / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌtɔ-ga)

Alexander-slays-more-dragons
Le livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre (c. 1420-1425). British Library.
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sām-cwic

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

sām-cwic, adj: half-dead, ‘half-quick’. (SAHM-KWITCH / ˈsaːm-ˌkwɪtʃ)

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