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trēow-fugol

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

trēow-fugol, m.n: a tree-dwelling bird. (TRAY-oh-FUH-goll / ˈtreːɔw-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of ten white birds perched on the branches of a tree; at the tree’s base are a pair of two-legged, winged dragons.
Peridexion tree in the Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 77v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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hwæt-hwega

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

hwæt-hwega, adv: something, somewhat, a little. (HWAT-HWEH-ga / ˈhwæt-ˌhwɛ-ga)

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þrūh

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

þrūh, m/f.n: wood or stone hollowed out; a trough, pipe, conduit; a box, chest; a coffin, sarcophagus, tomb. (THROO’H / ˈθruːx)

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ge-hādian

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hādian, wk.v: to ordain, consecrate. (yeh-HA-di-ahn / jɛ-ˈhaː-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a gathering of two bishops and three monks and a king. One of the bishops sits with his hands pressed together in prayer while the two bishops place a mitre on his head.
Ordination of Hugh, abbot of Saint-Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1390-1405; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2608. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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ceren

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

ceren, n.n: sweet wine, new wine boiled down one third or one half. (KEH-ren / ˈkɛ-rɛn)

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cyrc-līc

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

cyrc-līc, adj: ecclesiastical. (KURK-leech / ˈkyrk-liːtʃ)

A simple, rectangular stone chapel with one small arched window and a door visible on one side and two small square windows on another; a blue sky with white clouds is in the background.
St Peter-on-the-wall, a 7th-century chapel in Bradwell-on-Sea (England); photo by Hana Videen (2013).
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ge-bēor

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-bēor, m.n: a guest. (yeh-BAY-or / jɛ-ˈbeːɔr)

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frem-sum

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

frem-sum, adj: kind, benign, courteous. (FREM-sum / ˈfrɛm-sʌm)

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īsen

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

īsen, n.n: iron. (EE-zen / ˈiː-zɛn)

Three extremely corroded pieces of metal, which are difficult to identify as anything in particular.
Iron brooch fastenings; England, 6th century; Rutland County Museum. [rutlandcountymuseum.org.uk]
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ge-lēafful

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-lēafful, adj: full of belief, faithful. (yeh-LAY-ahf-full / jɛ-ˈleːaf-fʌl)

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