Middle-English Word of the Day - March 21, 2008
Lotyen (v.) - to lurk (also as lotinge).
He foond this hooly olde urban anon
Among the seintes buryeles lotynge.
And he anon, withouten tariynge,
Dide his message; and whan that he it tolde,
Urban for joye his handes gan up holde.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey: The Canterbury tales (1387-1394)
Pronunciation: /lOtiN@/
Key
/l/ l in lily
/O/ o in cloth
/t/ t in tie
/i/ i in machine
/N/ gn in signes
/@/ a in sofa
The Middle-English Word of the Day is selected from Mayhew and Skeat's
"Concise Dictionary of Middle English."
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The example text was found at the
Middle English Collection
of the
University of Virginia Library.
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The approximate pronunciation is determined using Carol Hamill's Middle English Pronunciation Guide
and noted using upon the ASCII-IPA Standard
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http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/
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