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un-sceþþigness

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-sceþþigness, f.n: innocence, harmlessness. (UN-SHETH-thi-ness / ˈʌn-ˌʃɛθ-θɪ-nɛs)

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uppe-weardes

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

uppe-weardes, adv: upwards. (UP-puh-WEH-ar-duss / ˈʌp-pə-ˌwɛard-əs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ disappearing into the heavens, with only his feet and legs visible; angels observe from heaven and a crowd of people from the ground.
Caligula Troper; England (Worcester?), 2nd half of 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A XIV, f. 18r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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weorþ-mynd

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

weorþ-mynd, m/f.n: honour, glory, favour, fame. (WEH-orth-muend / ˈwɛɔrθ-mynd)

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hrēogan

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

hrēogan, v: to get rough (of weather). (HRAY-oh-gahn / ˈhreːɔ-gan)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hooded man holding his arms up in front of him facing a tall horned devil with wings on its rear and a smaller two-winged dragon; blood pours down from a storm cloud overhead.
The Huth Apocalypse; Old French, late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 38118, f. 22v. [iiif.bl.uk]
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sārig

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

sārig, adj: feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad; expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter. (SA-rih / ˈsaː-rɪj)

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turf

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

turf, f.n: turf, sod, piece of earth with grass on it; the grassy surface of the earth. (TURF / ˈtʌrf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a grassy knoll with dogs chasing rabbits out of their holes; on top of the knoll two rabbits face one another, forelegs outstretched.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), c. 1320-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 176v. [sites.nd.edu]
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irfe

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

irfe, n.n: inherited property, property that passes to an heir. (IR-vuh / ˈɪr-və)

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snaca

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

snaca, m/f.n: snake, reptile, perhaps even a scorpion. (SNAH-ka / ˈsna-ka)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a two-legged, two-winged dragon-like creature with a very long neck and even longer tail, coiled around in circles.
Boa in the Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 69r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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murcnung

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

murcnung, f.n: complaint, murmuring. (MURK-nung / ˈmʌrk-nʌŋ)

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ge-nēalǣcing

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-nēalǣcing, f.n: an approach. (yeh-NAY-ah-LATCH-ing / jɛ-ˈneːa-ˌlæː-tʃɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a man walking through leafless trees, approaching a goat-snail hybrid resting by a fire.
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), mid 14th century; The Met Cloisters Collection 69.86, f. 13r. [metmuseum.org]
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