twēo, m.n: doubt, uncertainty. (TWAY-oh / ˈtweːɔ)
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twēo, m.n: doubt, uncertainty. (TWAY-oh / ˈtweːɔ)
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hæg-þorn, m.n: hawthorn. (HAIE-THORN / ˈhæj-ˌθɔrn)
Image: Tractatus de herbis; Italy, late 13th century; British Library, Egerton MS 747, f. 15r.
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samnian, wk.v: to collect, assemble, bring together, gather. (SAHM-ni-ahn / ˈsam-nɪ-an)
Image: Fables of Bidpai; S Italy, 10th or 11th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.397, f. 7r.
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ealde-mōder, f.n: grandmother. (EH-al-duh-MO-der / ˈɛal-də-ˌmoː-dɛr)
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ǣwisc-mōd, adj: ashamed, disgraced. (AE-wish-MOAD / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌmoːd)
Image: Psalter; England (Oxford), between 1212 and 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.43, f. 9r.
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wamb-hord, m.n: ‘womb-hoard’, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place. (WAHMB-HORD / ˈwamb-ˌhɔrd)
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ge-trēowfæstnian, wk.v: to be faithful, firm, strong. (yeh-TRAY-oh-VAST-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈtreːɔ-ˌvæst-nɪ-an)
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mægden-cild, n.n: a female child. (MAEY-den-CHILLD / ˈmæj-dɛn-ˌtʃɪld)
Image: St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read, from a Book of Hours; France or England, c. 1430-40; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 5, f. 45v.
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fell, n.n: skin, hide. (FELL / ˈfɛl)
Image: Closeup of parchment from Leiden University Libraries, BPL 25 (9th century); photo by @erik_kwakkel.
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feorh-ner, n.n: life’s preservation of salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment. (FEH-or’h-nehr / ˈfɛɔrx-nɛr)
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locc, m.n: hair, lock of hair. (LOCK / ˈlɔk)
Image: St Mary of Egypt in the Taymouth Hours; England, 1325-35; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 188v.
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rōt, adj: glad, cheerful; noble, excellent. (ROAT / ˈroːt)
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stānincel, n.n: a little stone. (STAHN-IN-chell / ˈstaːn-ˌɪn-tʃɛl)
Image: Gospel Book; Germany (Hildesheim), 12th century (cover); Dom-Museum Hildesheim (DS 13).
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sundor-weorþmynt, f.n: a special honour, prerogative. (SUN-dor-WEH-orth-muent / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌwɛɔrθ-mynt)
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cyte, f.n: cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell. (KUE-tuh / ˈky-tə)
Image: Pontifical; England, c. 1400-1410; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079, f. 95v.
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oxa, m.n: ox. (AWK-sa / ˈɔk-sa)
Image: Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 50r.
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solor, m.n: upper chamber; sunny room, solarium. (SOLL-or / ˈsɔ-lɔr)
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hām-lēas, adj: homeless. (HAHM-lay-ahs / ˈhaːm-leːas)
Image: Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 47r.
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a-swǣman, v: to wander about. (ah-SWAM-ahn / a-ˈswæː-man)
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