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swertling

Posted on October 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

swertling, m.n: a titlark or meadow pipit. (SWERT-ling / ˈswɛrt-lɪŋ)

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wīg-hūs

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

wīg-hūs, n.n: battle-house, war-house, a tower or fortification. (WEE-HOOS / ˈwiːj-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a castle full of soldiers on the back of a tusk-less elephant, the face of which is hidden by a triangular shield.
Icelandic Physiologus; Iceland (Westfjord districts), c. 1200; Copenhagen, Arnamagnæanske Institut, AM 673 a 4º, f. 9v. [myndir.handrit.is]

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smeoru

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

smeoru, n.n: fat, grease, suet, tallow. (SMEH-or-uh / ˈsmɛɔ-rʌ)

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a-dumbian

Posted on October 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

a-dumbian, wk.v: to hold one’s peace, to keep silence, to become mute. (ah-DUM-bi-ahn / a-ˈdʌm-bɪ-an)

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adesa

Posted on October 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

adesa, m.n: adze. (AH-deh-za / ˈa-dɛ-za)

In a margin of a medieval manuscript, a hybrid man, his lower half resembling that of a cat, raises an adze behind his back with both hands, looking toward an overturned pitcher before him.
Book of Hours; France (Paris), c. 1420-1425; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1004, f. 173r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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a-īdlian

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

a-īdlian, wk.v: to make useless, vain, to empty, annul, profane. (ah-EED-li-ahn / a-ˈiːd-lɪ-an)

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heard-līcness

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

heard-līcness, f.n: hardness, severity, strictness. (HEH-ard-leek-ness / ˈhɛard-liːk-nɛs)

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be-tragan

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

be-tragan, wk.v: to betray. (beh-TRAH-ghan / bɛ-ˈtrax-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Judas drawing his lips close to a haloed Christ; around them are armed men, one of whom grabs Christ’s collar and prepares to hit him with a cudgel.
Betrayal of Christ, from a Royal Psalter; England, c. 1270; Metropolitan Museum of Art, manuscript leaf, object 22.24.4. [metmuseum.org]

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hindema

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

hindema, adj: last (in time). (HIN-deh-ma / ˈhɪn-dɛ-ma)

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rīpness

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

rīpness, f.n: ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest. (REEP-ness / ˈriːp-nɛs)

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