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wæl-cyrige

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

wæl-cyrige, f.n: valkyrie, chooser of the slain. (WAEL-KUE-ri-yuh / ˈwæl-ˌky-rɪ-jə)

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swift

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

swift, adj: swift, moving or capable of moving quickly. (SWIFT / ˈswɪft)

Medieval manuscript image of a cheerful-looking rabbit running across marginal foliage.
Bible; France (Paris), c. 1310; Prague, Knihovna Národního muzea, XII.A.10, f. 31v. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]
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gebrec-drenc

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

gebrec-drenc, m.n: medicinal drink (for the throat or windpipe). (yeh-BRECK-DRENCH / jɛ-ˈbrɛk-ˌdrɛntʃ)

Note: This definition has changed. See reply to comment below.

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þrowian

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrowian, wk.v: to suffer; to suffer martyrdom; to pay for, atone for. (THRO-wih-yahn / ˈθrɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a king seated in a throne, a sword in his right hand, a scabbard in his left, and an arrow in his chest; he is depicted within a roundel labelled with the name Edward.
Edward the Martyr in an early 14th-century genealogical roll of the kings of England; British Library, Royal MS 14 B VI. [wikipedia.org]
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drūt

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

drūt, f.n: a friend, beloved one. (DROOT / ˈdruːt)

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scrīn

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

scrīn, n.n: a chest, coffer, casket, box in which precious things are kept; a receptacle for the relics of a saint, a shrine; a cage in which a criminal is confined. (SHREEN / ˈʃriːn)

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frowe

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

frowe, f.n: lady. (FRO-wuh / ˈfrɔ-wə)

Medieval manuscript image of a smiling woman with one hand raised, wearing a veil over her hair, in the midst of a roundel, around which is writing in French.
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, from a 13th-century genealogical chronicle; British Library, MS Royal 14 B V. [wikipedia.org]

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eorþ-tilia

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

eorþ-tilia, m.n: farmer, tiller of the earth. (EH-orth-TIH-li-ah / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌtɪ-lɪ-a)

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wyrcan

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

wyrcan, wk.v: to make, work, labour. (WUER-kahn / ˈwyr-kan)

Medieval manuscript image of a tired miller leaving their mill, one hand to their forehead and the other holding a large mallet over their shoulder.
Taymouth Hours; England, 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson 13, f. 176v. [mola.org.uk]
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mele-dēaw

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

mele-dēaw, n: honey-dew, nectar. (MELL-uh-DAY-aw / ˈmɛ-lə-ˌdeːaw)

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