bord-hrēoþa, n: cover or protection of the shield, used as a general term for shield or phalanx; perhaps a shield ornament. (BORD-H’RAY-o-tha / ˈbɔrd-ˌhreːɔ-θa)

hilde-hlemm, m.n: clash of battle, tumult of war. (HILL-duh-HLEMM / ˈhɪl-də-ˌhlɛm)

sweord-geswing, n.n: striking with swords, an attack with swords. (SWEH-ord-yeh-SWING / ˈswɛɔrd-jɛ-ˌswɪŋ)

ge-sacu, f.n: contention, hostility. (yeh-SAH-kuh / jɛ-ˈsa-kʌ)

fǣhþ, f.n: feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer. (FAE’H’TH / ˈfæːxθ)

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fyrn-geflit, n.n: age-old quarrel, ancient strife. (FUERN-yeh-FLIT / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌflɪt)

inwit-flān, m.n: a treacherous shaft, evil arrow. (IN-wit-FLAHN / ˈɪn-wɪt-ˌflaːn)