gūþ-cræft, m.n: warlike power or skill. (GOOTH-kraft)
The Welles Apocalypse. England, c. 1310. British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 143r. [bl.uk]
gūþ-cræft
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cēne
cēne, adj: keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike. [KAY-neh]
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wōl-gewinn
wōl-gewinn, n.n: a conflict where there is a great mortality. [WOL-yeh-WIN]
māl-sweord
māl-sweord, n.n: a sword with inlaid ornament. [MALL-SWEH-ord]
Viking sword, 800-900; pattern-welded iron inlaid with silver wire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Neil R (@IslesPunkFan), 2010: CC BY-NC 2.0. [flickr.com]
strǣl-bora
strǣl-bora, m.n: an archer. (STRAEL-BOR-ah / ˈstɹæːl-ˌbɔ-ɹa)
ge-wǣpnian
ge-wǣpnian, wk.v: to arm, furnish with weapons. (yeh-WAPP-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈwæp-nɪ-an)
ferd-faru
ferd-faru, f.n: a military expedition. (FERD-FA-ruh / ˈfɛrd-ˌfa-rʌ)
here-numa
here-numa, m.n: a captive, prisoner of war. (HEH-ruh-NUH-ma / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌnʌ-ma)
swōgan
swōgan, str.v: to make a sound, move with noise, rush, roar (of wind, water, flame); (figuratively) to move with violence, invade. (SWO-gahn / ˈswoː-gan)
drepan
drepan, str.v: to strike (mortally); to kill. (DREH-pahn / ˈdrɛ-pan)
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