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spec-fāh

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

spec-fāh, adj: speckled, spotted, full of spots. (SPECK-FAH / ˈspɛk-ˌfaːx)

Medieval manuscript image of a rust-coloured big cat with spots in various colours; it has a long tail, a bit of a mane, prominent balls, no neck and a troubled expression on its face.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 8v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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wiþerbrocian

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

wiþerbrocian, wk.v: to oppose, be adverse to, be against. (WITH-er-BROCK-i-ahn / ˌwɪ-θɛr-ˈbrɔ-kɪ-an)

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cnēoris

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēoris, f.n: a generation, race, tribe, family. (K’NAY-oh-riss / ˈkneːɔ-rɪs)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a tree growing out of the body of a man reclined on the ground; flowers and holy people are interspersed in the branches, and a dove descends into the tree from above.
Shaftesbury Psalter; England, 12th century; British Library, Lansdowne 383. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]
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bēot-word

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

bēot-word, n.n: boast; threat. (BAY-ot-WORD / ˈbeːɔt-ˌwɔrd)

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cnēowian

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēowian, wk.v: to bow the knee, to kneel. (K’NAY-oh-wi-ahn / ˈkneːɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a kneeling knight receiving a helmet from a seated woman in a pink gown; the helmet in the woman’s hands is topped by a swan-shaped crest and two red plumes.
The Romance of Alexander; France, 1338-1344; Bodleian Library, MS 264, f. 101v. [inpress.lib.uiowa.edu]
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cnēow-wyrste

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēow-wyrste, f.n: knee-joints (‘knee-wrist’). (K’NAY-oh-WUER-stuh / ˈkneːɔ-ˌwyr-stə)

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wrist

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

wrist, f.n: wrist. (WRIST / ˈwrɪst)

Medieval manuscript with a glossed Latin text that is being pointed to by a hand’s creepy, tentacle-like fingers; more Latin is written on the hand’s sleeve and wrist.
Cicero’s Paradoxa stoicorum; Italy, 14th century, with 15th century hand illustration; Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MS UCB 085. [erikkwakkel.tumblr.com]

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gefyrn-gewiten

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

gefyrn-gewiten, adj: long-past. (yeh-VUERN-yeh-WIT-en / jɛ-ˈvyrn-jɛ-ˌwɪ-tɛn)

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scip-līðend

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

scip-līðend, m.n: one who goes in a ship. (SHIP-LEE-thend / ˈʃɪp-ˌliː-θɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of four people aboard a ship that they’ve anchored to the back of a giant fish-like creature.
Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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scop-lēoþ

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

scop-lēoþ, n.n: song, poem. (SHOP-LAY-oth / ˈʃɔp-ˌleːɔθ)

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