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sāwel-drēor

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

sāwel-drēor, n.n: ‘soul-blood’. (SAH-well-DRAY-or / ˈsaː-wɛl-ˌdreːɔr)

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heaðuswāt

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

heaðuswāt, m.n: ‘battle-sweat’, blood shed in battle. (HEH-ah-thuh-SWAHT / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌswaːt)

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ēaggebyrd

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēaggebyrd, f.n: the nature or power of the eye; a circumlocution for the eye. (AY-ah-yeh-BURD / ˈeːa-jɛ-ˌbɝɹd)

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swefan

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Hana Videen

swefan, s.v: to sleep: of natural sleep; of the sleep of death; of metaphorical sleep (not watchful, inactive). (SWEH-vahn / ˈswɛ-van)

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brēost-loca

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Hana Videen

brēost-loca, m.n: ‘breast-enclosure’, the mind. (BRAY-ost-LOCK-ah / ˈbreːɔst-ˌlɔ-ka)

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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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fnēosan

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Hana Videen

fnēosan, str.v: to sneeze. (F’NAY-oz-ahn / ˈfneːɔ-zan)

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