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mōn-sēoc

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

mōn-sēoc, adj: ‘moon-sick’, lunatic, epileptic. (MOAN-SAY-ock / ˈmoːn-ˌseːɔk)

The phases of the moon. 11th-century English manuscript (BL Royal 6 C I).
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heort-scræf

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

heort-scræf, n.n: the ‘heart-cavern’, the heart with its dark recesses. (HEH-ort-SHRAFF / ˈhɛɔɹt-ˌʃɹæf)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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for-līðednes

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

for-līðednes, f.n: shipwreck. (for-LEETH-ed-ness / fɔɹ-ˈliː-θɛd-nɛs)

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medumung

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

medumung, f.n: the fixing of the measure of anything. (MEH-duh-mung / ˈmɛ-dʌ-mʌŋ)

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glæsen-ēage

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

glæsen-ēage, adj: grey-eyed. (GLAE-zen-AY-ah-yuh / ˈglæ-zɛn-ˌeːa-jə)

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hungor

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

hungor, m.n: hunger, famine. (HUNG-gor / ˈhʌŋ-gɔr)

hungry
Bestiarium. W France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 12v. [bestiary.ca]
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ge-fōrword

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-fōrword, v: agreed upon, covenanted, bargained. (yeh-FOR-word / jɛ-ˈfoːɹ-wɔɹd)

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winstre sǣ-hund

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

winstre sǣ-hund, meme: left shark (left ‘sea-hound’). (WIN-struh SAE-HUND / ˈwɪn-stɹə ˈsæː-ˌhʌnd)

leftshark
Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 98. From one of my favourite Tumblr blogs, Erik Kwakkel. 
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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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