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gyden

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

gyden, f.n: goddess. (GUE-den / ˈgy-dɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman wearing armour and a sword in the sky, casting down armour and a shield to soldiers below, who reach up to her; one soldier is putting on a mail shirt.
Minerva in Christine de Pizan’s L’Épître Othéa; France (Paris), c. 1410-1414; British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 102v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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lār

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

lār, f.n: lore, teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge. (LAR / ˈlaːr)

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medume

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

medume, adj: middling, moderate, common; observing the just mean, perfect, meet, fit, worthy. (MEH-duh-muh / ˈmɛ-dʌ-mə)

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cōc

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

cōc, m.n: a cook. (COKE / ˈkoːk)

Medieval manuscript image of three men; one gestures towards an oddly small cow on the ground before them, one raises an ax above his head, and one tends a pot hanging beneath a chimney over a cook fire.
Bible moralisée; France (Paris), 1226-1275; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 270B, f. 194r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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dēaw-wyrm

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

dēaw-wyrm, m.n: ringworm. (DAY-aw-WUERM / ˈdeːa-ˌwyrm)

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oht-rīp

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

oht-rīp, n.n: harvest. (O’HT-REEP / ˈɔxt-ˌriːp)

Medieval manuscript image of three men harvesting grain with reaping-hooks while another man supervises.
Queen Mary’s Psalter; England, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 78v. [themedievalbrayproject.wicklowheritage.org]
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ge-nihtsum

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-nihtsum, adj: abundant, abounding, copious, rich, plentiful, fruitful; satisfied. (yeh-NI’HT-sum / jɛ-ˈnɪxt-sʌm)

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folc-lār

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

folc-lār, f.n: homily, literally ‘people-lore’ or ‘people-instruction’. (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːr)

A medieval manuscript page written in Old English; midway down there is a slightly larger letter G and further down a large decorative M in red.
Homilies of Ælfric of Eynsham; England, 12th century; Cambridge University Library, MS Ii.1.33, f. 60v. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]
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bōc-gesamnung

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

bōc-gesamnung, f.n: a collection of books, library. (BOAK-yeh-SAM-nung / ˈboːk-jɛ-ˌsam-nʌŋ)

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ēhtan

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēhtan, wk.v: to pursue or chase. (AY-h’tahn / ˈeːx-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue beaver pursued by a hunter blowing a horn and a dog; the beaver has its head twisted back to bite off its own testicles as it runs away.
Bestiary; N France, c. 1250-1260; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, f. 111r. [mandragore.bnf.fr]
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