on-flyge, m.n: infectious disease, a disease which ‘flies’ at people. (on-FLUH-yeh)
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Category Archives: body + health
smēa-wyrm
smēa-wyrm, m.n: a penetrating worm, worm that makes its way into the flesh. (SMAY-ah-wurm)
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lǣce-finger
lǣce-finger, m.n: the leech-finger, the fourth finger (though in one gloss it seems to be the little finger). (LATCH-eh-FIN-ger)
tindiht
tindiht, adj: having spikes or teeth, beaked. (TIN-di’ht)
ge-mynd-drepen
ge-mynd-drepen, f.n: swoon, delirium. (yeh-MUND-dreh-pen)
tā
tā, f.n: a toe. (TAH)
hwōsta
hwōsta, m.n: a cough. (H’WOZ-tah)
sȳfre
sȳfre, adj: sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect. (SUV-reh)
ed-wyrping
ed-wyrping, f.n: a recovery, a growing better, recovering. (ED-WURP-ing)
nēo
nēo, n: a corpse. (NAY-oh)
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