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hindema, adj: last (in time). (HIN-deh-ma / ˈhɪn-dɛ-ma)
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rīpness, f.n: ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest. (REEP-ness / ˈriːp-nɛs)
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sealt, n.n: salt (literally and figuratively). (SEH-alt / ˈsɛalt)
Image: Lot’s wife is turned into a pillar of salt in the Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th century; British Library, Cotton Claudius B IV, f. 33r.
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un-getogen, adj: uneducated. (UN-yeh-TAW-yen / ˌʌn-jɛ-ˈtɔ-jɛn)
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brēost-gehygd, f/n.n: thought of the breast, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-yeh-HUEGD / ˈbreːɔst-jɛ-ˌhygd)
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beadu-scearp, adj: sharp in or for battle. (BEH-ah-duh-SHEH-arp / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌʃɛarp)
Image: Cornutis (a ‘horned serpent’) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 123r.
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and-lang, adj: (indicating duration, of a period of time) entire, continuous; (indicating position, of a person) being or standing at (someone’s) side. (AHND-lahng / ˈand-laŋg)
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ge-tinge, adj: skilful with the tongue, eloquent. (yeh-TING-guh / jɛ-ˈtɪŋ-gə)
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wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)
Image: Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v.
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spēd, f.n: speed, success, means; prosperous issue, abundance, wealth; power, opportunity; progeny. (SPADE / ˈspeːd)
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I love it when one of my friends from my years in academia -- in this case Francesca Tinti -- makes a big discovery. Makes me wish I hadn't retired from doing academic scholarship.... #AngloSaxon #OldEnglish #Medieval

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/anglo-saxon-expats-in-romes-little-england

a-lǣnan, wk.v: to lend; to lease (land). (ah-LAN-ahn / a-ˈlæː-nan)
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ancor-setl, n.n: hermitage. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˌsɛ-təl)
Image: Timothy the Hermit in Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 85v.
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heaþu-grimm, adj: battle-grim, fierce (as the fray of battle). (HEH-ah-thuh-GRIM / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌgrɪm)
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sōþ-sagu, f.n: true speech, truth; a true saying, history. (SOATH-SAH-guh / ˈsoːθ-ˌsa-gʌ)
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æcse, f.n: an axe. (ACK-suh / ˈæk-sə)
Image: Augustinus; France (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux), first quarter of 12th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 2012, f. 1v.
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þǣr-tōēacan, adv: besides, moreover. (THAER-toh-AY-ah-kahn / ˈθæːr-toː-ˌeːa-kan)
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a-bifian, wk.v: to be moved or shaken, to tremble. (ah-BIH-vi-ahn / a-ˈbɪ-vɪ-an)
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godes gāst, n: God’s Spirit (Holy Spirit). (GOD-ess GAHST / ˈgɔd-ɛs ˈgaːst)
Image: Baptism of Christ in Evangeliarium; France (Paris), 12th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-206, f. 9r.
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syn-grin, n.n: the toil or snare which a sin constitutes. (SUEN-GRIN / ˈsyn-ˌgrɪn)
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gelāured, adj: mixed with juice (sap or oil?) or flowers of the bay laurel. (yeh-LAH-uh-red / jɛ-ˈlaː-ʌ-rɛd)
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