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nearuþearf

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Hana Videen

nearuþearf, f.n: a pressing need, tight spot, quandary (‘narrow need’). (NEH-ah-ruh-THEH-arf / ˈnɛa-ɹʌ-ˌθɛaɹf)

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orc

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Hana Videen

orc, m.n: hell, the infernal regions. (ORK / ˈɔrk)

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orcen

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Hana Videen

orcen, n: sea-monster. (ORK-un / ˈɔɹk-ən)

Possibly related to Icelandic orkn (a kind of seal).

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ȳþgebland

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Hana Videen

ȳþgebland, n.n: the tossing waves. (UTH-yeh-BLOND / ˈɝːθ-jɛ-ˌbland)

A ship and sawfish in a bestiary. England (possibly Lincoln or York), c. 1185. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 69r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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dīgol

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Hana Videen

dīgol, adj: secret, hidden. (DEE-goll / ˈdiː-gɔl)

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dryhtsele

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Hana Videen

dryhtsele, m.n: a princely dwelling or hall. (DRUH’HT-SEH-luh / ˈdɹɝht-sɛ-lə)

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bān-hūs

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Hana Videen

bān-hūs, n.n: ‘bone-house’, the body. (BAHN-HOOS / ˈbaːn-ˌhuːs)

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fēond-scipe

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Hana Videen

fēond-scipe, m.n: enmity, hostility. (FAY-ond-SHIH-puh / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɪ-pə)

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hleahtor

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Hana Videen

hleahtor, m.n: laughter. (HLEH-ah-h’tor / ˈhlɛax-tɔr)

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þing

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Hana Videen

þing, n.n: thing; action, way of conduct; event; circumstance; state, condition; concern, affair; meeting. (THING / ˈθɪŋ)

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