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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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grīghund

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

grīghund, m.n: greyhound. (GREE-HUND / ˈgɹiːj-ˌhʌnd)

Greyhounds (c.1500). Gaston Phoebus, Book of the Hunt. Bibliothèque Nationale de France FR 616, fol. 46v.

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māga-þīht

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

māga-þīht, adj: strong of stomach. (MAH-ga-THEE’HT / ˈmaː-ga-ˌθiːht)

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ūht-cearu

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūht-cearu, f.n: care that comes in early morning. (OO’HT-CHEH-ah-ruh / ˈuːxt-ˌtʃɛa–rʌ)

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beadugrīma

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

beadugrīma, m.n: a war-mask, helmet. (BEH-ah-duh-GREE-ma / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌgɹiː-ma)

Sutton Hoo helmet reconstruction
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andweorc

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

andweorc, n.n: matter, substance, material, metal, a cause of anything. (OND-WEH-ork / ˈand-ˌwɛɔɹk)

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undersmūgan

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

undersmūgan, str.v: to creep under, come upon unawares, surprise. (UN-der-SMOO-gahn / ˈʌn-dɛɹ-ˌsmuː-gan)

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cȳswuce

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

cȳswuce, f.n: (definition uncertain) possibly a time for fasting and purification at the beginning of Lent. (CHUEZ-WUCH-uh / ˈtʃyːz-ˌwʌ-tʃə)

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sunnandæg

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

sunnandæg, m.n: Sunday (sun-day). (SUH-nahn-DAIE / ˈsʌ-nan-ˌdæj)

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sæterndæg

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

sæterndæg, m.n: Saturday (Saturn’s day). (SAT-ern-DAIE / ˈsæ-tɛrn-ˌdæj)

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frigdæg

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

frigdæg, m.n: Friday (Frigg’s day). (FRIH-DAIE / ˈfrɪj-ˌdæj)

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