hǣlþ, f.n: (good) health, freedom from sickness; (act of) healing. (HALTH / ˈhæːlθ)
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scora
scora, m.n: a hairy garment. (SHO-ra / ˈʃɔ-ra)
wit-word
wit-word, n.n: testament, covenant, statement that bears witness to something. (WIT-WORD / ˈwɪt-ˌwɔrd)
wit
wit, n.n: wit, intelligence, understanding. (WIT / ˈwɪt)
þurstig
þurstig, adj: thirsty (literally and figuratively). (THUR-stih / ˈθʌrs-tɪj)
gafol-swān
gafol-swān, m.n: tax-paying swineherd, someone who rents a herd of swine on condition of paying a certain number of swine (butchered) as rent. (GA-voll-SWAN / ˈga-vɔl-ˌswaːn)
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mixen
mixen, f.n: a dung heap. (MICK-sen / ˈmɪk-sɛn)
eornostlīce
eornostlīce, adv/conjunction: therefore, but. (EH-or-nost-LEE-chuh / ˈɛɔr-nɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)
brim-hlæst
brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (sea-cargo). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)
rand-bēah
rand-bēah, m.n: the boss of a shield or the shield itself. (RAND-BAY-ah / ˈrand-ˌbeːax)
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