lamb

lamb, n.n: lamb. (LAHMB / ˈlamb)

gebūr

gebūr, m.n: farmer, a free but economically dependent peasant. (yeh-BOOR / jɛ-ˈbuːr)

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mǣw, m.n: gull. (MAE-ew / ˈmæːu)

mōna, m/f.n: moon. (MO-na / ˈmoː-na)

mūs, f.n: mouse. (MOOS / ˈmuːs)

mildheortness, f.n: mercy, compassion. (MILD-HEH-ort-ness / ˈmɪld-ˌhɛɔrt-nɛs)

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sceaft, m.n: creation, what is created, creature. (SHEH-oft / ˈʃɛaft)

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gim, m/f.n: a gem, precious stone, jewel; used metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc. (YIM / ˈjɪm)

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gūþ-fugel, m.n: war-bird (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-FUH-yell / ˈguːθ-ˌfʌ-jɛl)

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gram, adj: angry, wrathful; hostile, fierce. (GROM / ˈgram)