frēo

frēo, adj: free, having liberty or immunity, noble, glad, joyful. Also, m.n: a lord, master. Also, f.n: a lady, woman. (FRAY-oh)

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cū-ēage

cū-ēage, f.n: a cow’s eye. (KOO-AY-ah-yuh / ˈkuː-ˌeːa-jə)

ōr, n: beginning, origin; front. (OR)

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

hlutor, adj: clear, pure, bright, sincere. (HLUH-tor)

cristalla, m.n: crystal; the herb crystallium, flea-bane, flea-wort. (KRIS-tall-lah)

gūþ-cræft, m.n: warlike power or skill. (GOOTH-kraft)

The Welles Apocalypse. England, c. 1310. British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 143r. [bl.uk]

ēðel-turf, f.n: native turf or soil, native country, country. (ETH-ell-turf)

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wyrt-mete, m.n: vegetable food, food consisting of herbs. (WURT-meh-teh)

Franciscan Bréviaire. Northern Italy (Milan), c. 1430. Chambéry, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0004, f. 455r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

gran-wisc, n: chaff (the husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed in threshing). (GRON-wish)