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cyte

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

cyte, f.n: cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell. (KUE-tuh / ˈky-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a veiled woman looking out the window of a small stone cell with a cross, outside of which stands a bishop.
Pontifical; England, c. 1400-1410; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079, f. 95v. [parker.stanford.edu]
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līþe

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

līþe, adj: soft, gentle, mild, serene. (LEE-thuh / ˈliː-θə)

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oxa

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

oxa, m.n: ox. (AWK-sa / ˈɔk-sa)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed, red-orange ox with big feathery wings, grasping a blank scroll with one of its forelegs.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 50r. [bestiary.ca]
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solor

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

solor, m.n: upper chamber; sunny room, solarium. (SOLL-or / ˈsɔ-lɔr)

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hām-lēas

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

hām-lēas, adj: homeless. (HAHM-lay-ahs / ˈhaːm-leːas)

Medieval manuscript image of a person wrapped in an orange cloak with a baby on their back, one hand grasping a walking stick, the other outstretched with a bowl.
Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 47r. [bl.uk]

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a-swǣman

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

a-swǣman, v: to wander about. (ah-SWAM-ahn / a-ˈswæː-man)

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ge-frætewian

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-frætewian, wk.v: to adorn, deck, trim. (yeh-FRAT-eh-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈfræ-tɛ-wɪ-an)

Anglo-Norman text with an initial D in red and blue decorated with intricate red lines and blue dots which resemble the vines of a plant.
William of Waddington’s Le Manuel des Péchés; Anglo-Norman, c. 1220-1240; University of Nottingham, WLC/LM/4, f. 135r. [nottingham.ac.uk]
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emnettan

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

emnettan, wk.v: to make even or equal, to regulate. (EM-net-tahn / ˈɛm-nɛt-tan)

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þearm-gewind

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

þearm-gewind, m.n: the throat. (THEH-arm-yeh-WIND / ˈθɛarm-jɛ-ˌwɪnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pugnacious white swan with a curving neck.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 58v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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wītedōm-līc

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

wītedōm-līc, adj: of superhuman knowledge, prophetic. (WEE-teh-dome-leech / ˈwiː-tɛ-doːm-liːtʃ)

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