morgen-gifu, f.n: husband’s gift to his wife on the morning after the consummation of their marriage. (MOR-gen-YIV-uh / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌjɪ-vʌ)
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clæwetða
clæwetða, m.n: a clawing, scratching. (KLAE-wet-tha / ˈklæ-wɛt-θa)

un-ācwencedlīc
un-ācwencedlīc, adj: unquenchable, inextinguishable. (UN-ah-KWEN-ched-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌkwɛn-tʃɛd-liːtʃ)
ǣwisc-berend
ǣwisc-berend, m.n: (referring to the middle finger) shame-bearer. (AE-wish-BEH-rend / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)
scēacere
scēacere, m.n: a robber. (SHAY-ah-cheh-ruh / ˈʃeːa-tʃɛ-rə)

mihtig
mihtig, adj: mighty, powerful. (MI’H-tih / ˈmɪx-tɪj)
wiþer
wiþer, preposition/adv: against; in opposition. (WITH-er / ˈwɪ-θɛr)
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bōc-līc
bōc-līc, adj: book-like, biblical, bookish, relating to books. (BOAK-leech / ˈboːk-liːtʃ)

heofon-drēam
heofon-drēam, m.n: joy of heaven. (HEH-ov-on-DRAY-ahm / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌdreːam)
on-þræc
on-þræc, adj: horrible, dreadful. (ON-THRACK / ˈɔn-ˌθræk)