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and-bīdian

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

and-bīdian, wk.v: to expect. (OND-BEE-di-ahn / ˈɔnd-ˌbiː-dɪ-an)

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wēa-gesīþ

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

wēa-gesīþ, m.n: woe-companion, a companion in misery or wickedness. (WAY-ah-yeh-SEETH / ˈweːa-jɛ-ˌsiːθ)

In a medieval manuscript illustration, a group of men look upset, scratching their heads and gesturing to something unseen before them.
Lament over the fall of Babylon in the Douce Apocalypse; England (Westminster?), c. 1265-1270; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 180, f. 50v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ge-hyrtan

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hyrtan, wk.v: to encourage, animate, refresh. (yeh-HUER-tahn / jɛ-ˈhyr-tan)

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hand-gewrit

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

hand-gewrit, n.n: what is written by the hand, a deed, contract. (HOND-yeh-WRIT / ˈhand-jɛ-ˌwrɪt)

Inside an initial D in a medieval manuscript, a monk writes on a piece of parchment.
Rufillus’s self portrait in Ambrose’s Hexaemeron; Germany (Weissenau), late 12th century; Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, Lescalopier 30, f. 29v. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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ǣrend-fæst

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

ǣrend-fæst, adj: bound on an errand. (AE-rend-fast / ˈæː-rɛnd-fæst)

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for-rotian

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

for-rotian, wk.v: to become wholly rotten, to rot, putrefy. (for-ROT-i-ahn / fɔr-ˈrɔ-tɪ-an)

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fulluht-nama

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

fulluht-nama, m.n: baptismal or Christian name. (FULL-uh’ht-NA-ma / ˈfʌl-lʌxt-ˌna-ma)

A woman stands within an initial D in a medieval manuscript, grasping a banderole with the name Guda and writing in Latin.
Self-portrait of a medieval illustrator, labelled with her name, Guda; Rhineland, late 12th century; Frankfurt, Staatsbibliothek, MS Barth. 42. [medievalbooks.nl]
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mere-weard

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

mere-weard, m.n: sea-guardian, one who keeps guard in the sea. (MEH-ruh-WEH-ard / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌwɛard)

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nett

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

nett, n.n: web, net. (NET / ˈnɛt)

In the margin of a medieval manuscript, a spider hangs on a thread below a large web.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 130r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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mān

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

mān, adj: wicked, false. (MAHN / ˈmaːn)

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