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heoloþ-cynn

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-cynn, n.n: concealment-kind, the inhabitants of hell, possibly ‘race living in concealment or darkness’. (HEH-oh-loth-KUEN / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌkyn)

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healfhunding

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

healfhunding, m.n: Cynocephalus, one of a fabled race of half-canine men or men with dogs’ heads. (HEH-alf-HUN-ding / ˈhɛalf-ˌhʌn-dɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a letter C decorated with a cynocephalus, a naked person with the head of a dog.
Odo of Asti’s Expositio in psalmos; Italy, 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.51, f. 23v. [sites.nd.edu]
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ge-scēadwīs

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-scēadwīs, adj: reasonable, rational, intelligent. (yeh-SHAY-odd-wees / jɛ-ˈʃeːad-wiːs)

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fulluht

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

fulluht, n.n: baptism. (FULL-uh’t / ˈfʌl-lʌxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a heavily historiated letter E with a haloed man grasping the arm of a naked haloed man standing in water, with a large haloed bird flying above.
Ado’s Martyrologium et obituarium (11-133); 12th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 17767, f. 15v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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a-wurpan

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

a-wurpan, str.v: to cast away. (ah-WURP-ahn / a-ˈwʌr-pan)

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gūþ-hafoc

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

gūþ-hafoc, m.n: war-hawk (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-HA-vock / ˈguːθ-ˌha-vɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of a multi-coloured eagle surrounded by crosses, with the words “imago aquilae” in red.
The Northumbrian Gospels; England, 8th century; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 197B, p. 245. [parker.stanford.edu]
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ge-scēad

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-scēad, n.n: reason, discretion. (yeh-SHAY-odd / jɛ-ˈʃeːad)

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wed-lāc

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

wed-lāc, n.n: pledge; wedlock. (WED-LAHK / ˈwɛd-ˌlaːk)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a crown putting a ring on the finger of a smaller, crowned woman; above them are the labels “Rex Henri III” and “Alienora”.
Matthew Paris’ Historia Anglorum; England (St Albans), 1235-1259; British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 124v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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wed-loga

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

wed-loga, m.n: one who is false to a pledge or engagement. (WED-LOG-ah / ˈwɛd-ˌlɔ-ga)

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ealdian

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

ealdian, wk.v: to grow old. (EH-all-di-ahn / ˈɛal-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a bald man with a white beard supporting himself with a cane and gesturing to three younger men who face him.
Livre des proprietez des choses; France, early 15th century; British Library, Royal MS 17 E III, f. 80r. [wellcomecollection.org]
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