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fola

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

fola, m.n: young animal (mainly equine but also the young of camels and elephants). (FOLL-ah / ˈfɔ-la)

Medieval manuscript image of two adult elephants facing one another, one of which stands in water with a baby elephant.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 167, f. 10r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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friþsumian

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

friþsumian, wk.v: to make peaceable, reconcile. (FRITH-SUM-i-ahn / ˈfrɪθ-ˌsʌ-mɪ-an)

Read this month’s Mōnaþ-spell (monthly update) about a holy hitman and a ‘humble’ conqueror on Patreon.

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þole-mōd

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

þole-mōd, adj: of a patient disposition, patient, long-suffering. (THOLL-uh-MODE / ˈθɔ-lə-ˌmoːd)

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sǣ-nett

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-nett, n.n: a net for fishing in the sea. (SAE-NET / ˈsæː-ˌnɛt)

Medieval manuscript image of a black, winged devil beside a body of water, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a fishing net in the other, inside of which are two fish and an eel.
Satan fishing in the Sea of the World, Le pèlerinage de la vie humaine; France, 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1038, f. 96v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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smolt

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

smolt, adj: serene, quiet, peaceful. (SMOLT / ˈsmɔlt)

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fēðe-hwearf

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

fēðe-hwearf, m.n: a company on foot, pedestrian multitude. (FAY-thuh-HWEH-arf / ˈfeː-θə-ˌhwɛarf)

Medieval manuscript image of ants swarming over an ant hill by some plants.
De natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 24r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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ēce

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēce, adj: perpetual, eternal. (AY-chuh / ˈeː-tʃə)

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hwelp

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwelp, m.n: cub of a lion or bear; a young dog. (H’WELP / ˈhwɛlp)

Medieval manuscript image of a pair of male lions gently licking three lion cubs.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 8r. [blogs.getty.edu]
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forht-mōd

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

forht-mōd, adj: timid in spirit, afraid. (FOR’HT-MOAD / ˈfɔrxt-ˌmoːd)

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cop

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

cop, m.n: top, summit. (KOP / ˈkɔp)

Medieval manuscript image of three men, one of them with a halo, approaching a mountain with a group of naked people trapped inside.
Divine Comedy; Naples, c. 1370; British Library, Add MS 19587, f. 63r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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