box

box, m/n.n: box, box-tree. (BOX / ˈbɔks)

mid-winter

mid-winter, m.n: mid-winter, Christmas. (MID-WIN-ter / ˈmɪd-ˌwɪn-təɹ)

swīg-tīma, m.n: a time of silence. (SWEE-TEE-ma / ˈswiːj-ˌtiː-ma)

līg-locc, adj: having flaming locks. (LEE-LOCK / ˈliːj-ˌlɔk)

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flett-werod, n.n: troop gathered in the hall. (FLET-WEH-rod / ˈflɛt-ˌwɛ-ɹɔd)

heolstor, m/n.n: darkness, obscurity (also fig.); place of concealment, hiding-place, hidden recess. (HEH-ol-stor / ˈhɛɔl-stɔr)

ǣr-ǣt, m.n: early eating, eating before the prescribed or proper time. (AER-AT / ˈæːɹ-ˌæːt)

heorþ-bacen, adj: baked on a hearth. (HEH-orth-BAHK-en / ˈhɛɔɹθ-ˌbak-ən)

tīr-wine, m.n: a glorious friend, an epithet for one who follows a successful leader (lit. glory-friend). (TEER-WIN-uh / ˈtiːɹ-ˌwɪ-nə)

wuldor-gifu, f.n: a glorious gift, a gift of heaven (lit. glory-gift). (WULL-dor-YIH-vuh / ˈwʌl-dɔɹ-ˌjɪ-vʌ)