gamen

gamen, n.n: amusement, merriment, joy, pleasure, entertainment. (GAH-men / ˈga-mɛn)

frōfor-word

frōfor-word, n.n: word of consolation. (FRO-vor-WORD / ˈfroː-vɔr-ˌwɔrd)

eald-fæder, m.n: forefather, ancestor. (EH-ald-VAE-der / ˈɛald-ˌvæ-dɛr)

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

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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)