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þurh-þyddan

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

þurh-þyddan, v: to thrust through, pierce through. (THUR’H-THUH-dahn / ˈθʌɹh-ˌθɝ-dan)

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disc

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

disc, m.n: a plate, bowl, dish. (DISH / ˈdɪʃ)

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ēagor-strēam

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagor-strēam, m.n: a water-stream, ocean. (AY-ah-gor-STRAY-ahm / ˈeːa-gɔɹ-ˌstɹeːam)

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smiþ

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

smiþ, m.n: a smith, a worker in metals or in wood. (SMITH / ˈsmɪθ)

smith
A blacksmith at work in British Library, Harley 6563, f. 68v.
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nytenness

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

nytenness, f.n: ignorance; laziness, disgrace, ignominy. (NUH-ten-ness / ˈnɝ-tɛn-nɛs)

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flǣsc-ǣt

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-ǣt, m.n: flesh food, the eating of flesh. (FLASH-AT / ˈflæːʃ-ˌæːt)

meat
Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica, England (Lincoln?), c. 1196 – c. 1223. British Library, Royal 13 B. viii, f. 28v.
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ēag-hringas

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēag-hringas, pl.m.n: ‘eye-rings’, possibly the eyebrows or eyelids. (AY-ah-H’RING-gahs / ˈeːaj-ˌhrɪŋ-gas)

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wār

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

wār, n.n: seaweed; sand, strand. (WAHR / ˈwaːɹ)

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ofer-ȳð

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ofer-ȳð, f.n: an excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea. (OV-er-UTH / ˈɔ-vɛɹ-ˌɝːθ)

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hand-seax

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

hand-seax, n.n: a short sword, dagger. (HAHND-SEH-ahks / ˈhand-ˌsɛaks)

seax
From the British Museum: The seax of Beagnoth. England, 9th-10th century. Found in the River Thames near Battersea.

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