salu-brūn, adj: dark-brown. [SA-loo-BROON]
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An image in dark-brown of the devil and cat worshippers kissing a cat’s rear end. Jean Tinctor, Traittié du crisme de vauderie (Sermo contra sectam vaudensium). Bruges, c. 1470-1480. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 961, fol. 1r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
dæg-rēd, n.n: dawn, daybreak, early morning (‘day-red’). (DAIE-RAID / ˈdæj-ˌɹeːd)
geolwe, adv: with a yellow tinge. (YEH-oll-wuh / ˈjɛɔl-wə)
gærs-grēne, adj: grass-green. (GAERZ-GRAY-nuh / ˈgærz-ˌgreː-nə)
snāw-hwīt, adj: snow-white. (SNAW-HWEET / ˈsnaːw-ˌhwiːt)
weolcen-rēad, adj: scarlet, purple. (WEH-ol-chen-RAY-ahd / ˈwɛɔl-tʃɛn-ˌɹeːad)
hasu-pāda, m.n: one having a grey garment (a term applied to the eagle). (HA-zuh-PA-da / ˈha-zʌ-ˌpaː-da)
haswig-feðera, adj: having grey feathers, grey-feathered. (HAZ-wee-FEH-theh-ra / ˈhaz-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)
scilfor, adj: yellow, of the colour of gold. (SHILL-vor / ˈʃɪl-vɔr)
Confusingly, not silver.
blēo-rēad, adj: blue-red, purple, myrtle-coloured. (BLAY-oh-RAY-ahd / ˈbleːɔ-ˌɹeːad)
