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freoðu-weard

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

freoðu-weard, m.n: a guardian of peace. (FREH-oh-thuh-WEH-ard / ˈfrɛɔ-θʌ-ˌwɛard)

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þēoden-hold

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

þēoden-hold, adj: faithful to one’s lord. (THAY-oh-den-HOLD / ˈθeːɔ-dɛn-ˌhɔld)

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munuc-rēaf

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

munuc-rēaf, n.n: monk’s or nun’s dress, monastic habit. (MUH-nuck-RAY-ahf / ˈmʌ-nʌk-ˌreːaf)

Medieval manuscript image of two tonsured monks in black habits walking to the right and looking surprised.
Taymouth Hours; England, c. 1325-1335; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 174r. [themediaevalmonk.wordpress.com]

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eft-swā-micel

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

eft-swā-micel, adv: even so much. (EFT-swa-MIH-chell / ˈɛft-swaː-ˌmɪ-tʃɛl)

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ǣfen-repsung

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-repsung, f.n: nightfall. (AV-en-REP-sung / ˈæː-vɛn-ˌrɛp-sʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of two blue circles, one on top of the other, the bottom one dotted with gold stars; below is a figure haloed in a gold semi-circle.
Orbs of night and day and a personification of the setting sun in the Bristol Psalter; Constantinople, 11th century; British Library, Add MS 40731, f. 80v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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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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