bēot-word, n.n: boast; threat. (BAY-ot-WORD / ˈbeːɔt-ˌwɔrd)
Category Archives: communication
scop-lēoþ
scop-lēoþ, n.n: song, poem. (SHOP-LAY-oth / ˈʃɔp-ˌleːɔθ)
folc-lār
folc-lār, f.n: homily, literally ‘people-lore’ or ‘people-instruction’. (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːr)
hosp-word
hosp-word, n.n: word of contempt, insulting speech (‘shame-word’). (HOSP-WORD / ˈhɔsp-ˌwɔrd)
clipian
clipian, wk.v: to call, cry out. (KLIH-pi-ahn / ˈklɪ-pɪ-an)
hwisprian
hwisprian, wk.v: to mutter, murmur, whisper. (H’WISS-pri-ahn / ˈhwɪs-prɪ-an)
rǣdan
rǣdan, wk/str.v: to have an idea, suppose; to make out the meaning of a riddle; to learn by perusal; to read; to counsel, give advice; to resolve after deliberation. (RAD-ahn / ˈræː-dan)
bēnsian
bēnsian, wk.v: to fall down in prayer, to pray, entreat in prayer. (BAIN-zi-ahn / ˈbeːn-zɪ-an)
here-word
here-word, n.n: praise, acclaim, approbation. (HEH-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌwɔrd)
heoru-word
heoru-word, n.n: hostile or cutting word (‘sword-word’). (HEH-oh-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌwɔrd)
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