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bān-loca

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

bān-loca, m.n: ‘bone-enclosure’, ‘bone-locker’, muscle or the body. (BAHN-LOCK-ah / ˈbaːn-ˌlɔ-ka)

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cumbol

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

cumbol, n.n: a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner; a sign or evidence of disease, a wound. (KUM-boll / ˈkʌm-bɔl)

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flǣsc-hama

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hama, m.n: ‘flesh-covering’, the body. (FLASH-HA-ma / ˈflæːʃ-ˌha-ma)

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in-geþanc

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

in-geþanc, m.n: thought, thinking, cogitation, intent, mind, heart, conscience. (IN-yeh-THONK / ˈɪn-jɛ-ˌθank)

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wēden-heort

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

wēden-heort, n.n: madness, frenzy, fury. (WAY-den-HEH-ort / ˈweː-dɛn-ˌhɛɔɹt)

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līc-hama

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

līc-hama, m.n: body. (LEECH-HA-ma / ˈliːtʃ-ˌha-ma)

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lifer

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

lifer, f.n: liver. (LIV-er / ˈlɪ-vɛr)

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cwic

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

cwic, adj: alive, quick. (KWITCH / ˈkwɪtʃ)

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līcþrowere

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

līcþrowere, m.n: a leper. (LEECH-THRO-weh-ruh / ˈliːtʃ-ˌθɹɔ-wɛ-ɹə)

A leper in the margin of a 14th-century manuscript.
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druncen-lǣwe

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

druncen-lǣwe, adj: drunk (drink-weakened). (DRUNK-en-LAE-wuh / ˈdrʌnk-ɛn-ˌlæː-wə)

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