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from-hweorfan

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

from-hweorfan, str.v: to turn from, go or depart from. (FROM-H’WEH-or-vahn / ˈfɹɔm-ˌhwɛɔɹ-van)

Walters Manuscript W.88, fol. 152v.
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un-tȳdre

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

un-tȳdre, m.n: an evil growth, evil progeny, a monstrous birth. (UN-TUH-druh / ˈʌn-ˌtɝː-dɹə)

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heal-stān

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

heal-stān, m.n: a flat cake with a hard crust, so called because of the hardness of its crust (lit. corner-stone); a crust. (HEH-all-STAHN / ˈhɛal-ˌstaːn)

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pægel

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

pægel, m.n: a wine-vessel, a pail. (PAE-yell / ˈpæ-jɛl)

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dweorg

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

dweorg, m.n: a dwarf. (DWEH-orgh / ˈdwɛɔrx)

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hwem

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwem, m.n: a corner, angle. (H’WEM / ˈhwɛm)

Ornamental corner decoration from the Book of Kells, c. 800. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A.I.58, fol. 218v.
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ceahhetung

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceahhetung, f.n: a loud and cackling laughter. (CHEH-ah-HEH-tung / ˈtʃɛah-ˌhɛ-tʌŋ)

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scīr

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

scīr, f.n: office, charge, business, administration, government; district, province; shire; diocese or parish. (SHEER / ˈʃiːɹ)

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healsre-feðer

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

healsre-feðer, f.n: the feathers of a pillow, down. (HEH-alz-ruh-FETH-er / ˈhɛalz-ɹə-ˌfɛ-θɛɹ)

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prættig

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

prættig, adj: wily, crafty, astute. (PRAT-tih / ˈpɹæt-tɪj)

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