hwīl-þrāg

hwīl-þrāg, f.n: period of time. (HWEEL-THRAWGH / ˈhwiːl-ˌθraːx)

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flēaming

flēaming, n: a runaway, fugitive. (FLAY-ah-ming / ˈfleːa-mɪŋ)

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ōs, m.n: a divinity, god; name of the O-rune ᚩ. (OHS / ˈoːs)

leornung-mann, m.n: scholar, student, disciple. (LEH-or-nung-MAHN / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌman)

wiþer-rǣde, adj: adverse, contrary. (WI-ther-RAE-duh / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌræː-də)

getæl-circul, m.n: a cycle for computation. (yeh-TAEL-CHIR-kull / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌ tʃɪr-kʌl)

be-yrnan, str.v: to run by, to come in, occur, incur. (beh-UER-nahn / bɛ-ˈyr-nan)

ge-dāl, n.n: a division, separation, parting, distribution. (yeh-DAHL / jɛ-ˈdaːl)

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gēar-dagas, pl.m.n: days (of one’s life), lifetime; days of old, former times. (YAY-ar-DA-gahs / ˈjeːar-ˌda-gas)

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earc, f.n: ark (mainly referring to Noah’s ark and the ark of the covenant); chest, coffer, container of some sort. (EH-ark / ˈɛark)