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hlīs-ful

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlīs-ful, adj: famous, of good repute, renown. (HLEES-full / ˈhliːs-fʌl)

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gēocend

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

gēocend, m.n: a preserver, saviour. (YAY-ock-end / ˈjeːɔ-kɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ stabbing a devil with his cross staff and grasping the hand of a naked man, who grasps the hand of the naked woman behind him, and so on, leading a whole line of people out of hell which is represented by a beast’s mouth.
Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 110r. [picryl.com]
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gēoc

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

gēoc, f.n: safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation. (YAY-ock / ˈjeːɔk)

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geoc

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

geoc, n.n: a yoke; a yoke of oxen. (YEH-ock / ˈjɛɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of two pairs of oxen in yokes.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 170r. [bl.uk]

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wīdgilness

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

wīdgilness, f.n: vastness, spaciousness, vast expanse. (WEED-yill-ness / ˈwiːd-jɪl-nɛs)

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wāwan

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

wāwan, str.v: to blow, be moved by the wind. (WA-wahn / ˈwaː-wan)

Medieval manuscript image of the four winds represented by heads with blasts of air escaping from the sides of their mouths arranged on a circular diagram; around the circle are also illustrations of a head, right hand, left hand and feet.
Four Winds Diagram; Austria, c. 1300; Jörn Günther, Antiquariat, Hamburg, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [blog.metmuseum.org]
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blissian

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

blissian, wk.v: to rejoice, exult, be glad or merry; to gladden, delight. (BLIS-si-ahn / ˈblɪs-sɪ-an)

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heofon-cyning

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

heofon-cyning, m.n: king of heaven (referring to God or Christ). (HEH-oh-von-KUE-ning / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌky-nɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a white-haired God waving a left hand, holding a Latin scroll in the other, with a group of people caught in red flame descending from the heavens.
Biblia Sancti Martialis Lemovicensis altera. II; Latin, 11th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 8 (2), f. 41r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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ende-dæg

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

ende-dæg, m.n: last day, final day; day of death; Doomsday. (EN-duh-DAIE / ˈɛn-də-ˌdæj)

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drenc-hūs

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

drenc-hūs, n.n: drinking house. (DRENCH-HOOS / ˈdrɛntʃ-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a man beckoning from the door of a building from which hangs a round sign; many keys hang from his belt, and he holds a goblet in his hand.
Jacques de Cessoles, Le jeu des échecs moralisés; French, 14th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-5107 réserve, f. 61v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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