wrenc-wīs, adj: unjust, unrighteous. (WRENCH-WEES / ˈwɹɛntʃ-ˌwiːs)
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cōfincel
cōfincel, n.n: a hand-mill. (KO-vin-chull / ˈkoː-vɪn-tʃəl)
wann-fȳr
wann-fȳr, n.n: lurid fire. (WAHN-fur)
sige-cwēn
sige-cwēn, f.n: victory-queen, victorious queen. (SIH-yuh-KWAIN / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌkweːn)
folc-firen
folc-firen, f.n: a folk-crime, public crime. (FOLK-fir-en)
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bēo
bēo, f.n: a bee. (BAY-oh / ˈbeːɔ)
word-cwide
word-cwide, m.n: a saying, words; speech, language. (WORD-cwid-eh)
nunne
nunne, f.n: a nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)
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mǣg-lagu
mǣg-lagu, f.n: law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen, e.g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild (‘man price’) if one of their number slew or was slain. (MAG-lah-goo)
gorst-bēam
gorst-bēam, m.n: a bramble. (GORST-BAY-ahm)
Bramble in the Vienna Dioscurides. Constantinople (Byzantine Empire), c. 515. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Vindobonensis med. gr. 1, f. 83r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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