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hwilpa

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwilpa, m.n: bird, probably a curlew. (H’WILL-pa / ˈhwɪl-pa)

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horn

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

horn, f.n: horn, antler. (HORN / ˈhɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a horse-like creature with a long, slightly curved horn.
Monocerus from the Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 15r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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weder-blāc

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

weder-blāc, adj: weather-pale, pale from exposure to weather (?). (WED-er-BLAWK / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌblaːk)

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racent-tēah

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

racent-tēah, f.n: chain, fetter. (RA-chent-TAY-ah / ˈra-tʃɛnt-ˌteːax)

Medieval manuscript image of an haloed man holding a large key in one hand and a chain attached to the neck of a devil in a hell-mouth, in which a group of people is engulfed in flames; another haloed man makes a sign of blessing with his hand.
Apocalypse in German; Germany (Thuringia), c. 1350-1370; British Library, Add MS 15243, f. 34r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hǣþen

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

hǣþen, adj/n: heathen, pagan, not Christian; person who is not Christian. (HATH-en / ˈhæː-θɛn)

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westansūþan-wind

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

westansūþan-wind, m.n: a southwest wind. (WEST-on-soo-thon-WIND / ˈwɛst-an-suː-θan-ˌwɪnd)

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hlæder

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlæder, f.n: ladder, flight of steps. (HLADD-er / ˈhlæ-dɛr)

A man climbing a ladder in the margin of a medieval manuscript written in French.
Livre de leschiele Mahomet; England, early 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 537, f. 1r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ǣn-līpig

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣn-līpig, adj: each, every, singular, solitary. (ANN-LEE-pih / ˈæːn-ˌliː-pɪj)

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freoðian

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

freoðian, wk.v: to care for, maintain, cherish, protect, keep, observe. (FREH-oth-i-ahn / ˈfrɛɔ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus in her lap as she sits on the grassy terrain created within the oval formed by the bottom of the letter S.
Antiphonary; Italy (Lombardy), mid 15th century; Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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gyrn-wracu

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

gyrn-wracu, f.n: revenge or vengeance for an injury. (GUERN-WRAH-kuh / ˈgyrn-ˌwra-kʌ)

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