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Monthly Archives: January 2015

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hnesce

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

hnesce, adj: nesh, soft, delicate, tender, effeminate. (H’NESH-uh / ˈhnɛ-ʃə)

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cin-tōþ

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

cin-tōþ, m.n: a front tooth. (CHIN-TOATH / ˈtʃɪn-ˌtoːθ)

Medieval dental
Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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hūru-þinga

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

hūru-þinga, adv: especially, at least, at any rate. (HOO-ruh-THING-gah / ˈhuː-ɹʌ-ˌθɪŋ-ga)

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on-dryslīc

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

on-dryslīc, adj: terrible, dreadful. (on-DRUZ-leech / ɔn-ˈdɹɝːz-liːtʃ)

badfox
Fox disguised as a bishop. Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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wamm-full

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

wamm-full, adj: evil, guilty, criminal. (WAHM-full / ˈwam-fʌl)

Stealing from a beggar. Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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middan-geard

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

middan-geard, m.n: middle-dwelling (between heaven and hell), the earth, world. (MID-dahn-YEH-ard / ˈmɪd-dan-ˌjɛard)

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on-sægung

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

on-sægung, f.n: an offering in sacrifice. (ON-SAE-gung / ˈɔn-ˌsæ-gʌŋ)

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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

naiad
Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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fyrn-gēara

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

fyrn-gēara, adv: in bygone years, of olden times. (FUERN-YAY-ah-ra / ˈfyrn-ˌjeːa-ra)

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slǣp-wērig

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

slǣp-wērig, adj: ‘sleep-weary’, weary and sleepy, sleepily weary, so tired as to sleep. (SLAP-WAY-rih / ˈslæːp-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

sleep
British Library, Harley 4431. ‘L’Épître Othéa’. Morpheus bringing sleep to a man in a bed.
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