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brēost

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

brēost, n.n: breast, chest. (BRAY-ost / ˈbreːɔst)

Medieval manuscript image of a pelican ripping open her on breast so she bleeds; four of her young surround her, feeding on the blood.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-1260; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 41. [blogs.getty.edu]
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sceand-word

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

sceand-word, n.n: scornful or abusive speech (shame-word). (SHEH-ond-WORD / ˈʃɛand-ˌwɔrd)

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swegel-cyning

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

swegel-cyning, m.n: sky-king, heaven-king, God. (SWEH-yell-KUE-ning / ˈswɛ-jɛl-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man standing between two broccoli-like trees with arms outstretched to a blue sky, the golden sun and golden moon in each hand.
Bible Historiale; France (Paris), c. 1360-70; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 1, vol. 1, f. 5. [blogs.getty.edu]
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hwīlwend-līc

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwīlwend-līc, adj: temporary, lasting only for a time, not eternal. (H’WEEL-wend-leech / ˈhwiːl-wɛnd-liːtʃ)

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gearcian

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

gearcian, wk.v: to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply. (YEH-ar-ki-ahn / ˈjɛar-kɪ-an)

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pīpfan

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpfan, wk.v: to breathe, blow. (PEEP-fahn / ˈpiːp-fan)

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Medieval manuscript image of a blue devil with long horns and a long tail blowing a horn and beating a tabor.
Psalter; France (Artois), late 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 118, f. 18r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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haswig-feþera

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

haswig-feþera, adj: having grey feathers; used as a substantive to mean ‘the grey-feathered one’. (HA-zwih-FETH-er-ah / ˈhaz-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)

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foddor

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

foddor, n.n: food. (FOD-dor / ˈfɔd-dɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a man pouring something into cups on a table, watching two other men walk away, carrying dishes of food in each of their hands.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 207v. [recipes.hypotheses.org]
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wang

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

wang, m.n: field, plain. (WAHNG / ˈwaŋ)

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wæl-cēasiga

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

wæl-cēasiga, m.n: chooser of the slain (an epithet for the raven). (WAEL-CHAY-ah-zi-ga / ˈwæl-ˌtʃeːa-zɪ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a large-eyed raven in profile within a red roundel.
De avibus; France, early 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2495, f. 14r. [bestiary.ca]
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