hǣlu-tīd, f.n: a time of well-being, a happy time. (HA-lu-teed)
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Category Archives: emotions
fēa
fēa, m.n: joy.
Flemish Romance of Alexander. Tournai, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, pt. I, f. 78r. [bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk]
hrēow-līce
hrēow-līce, adv: miserably, cruelly, grievously; in a way to excite pity. (HRAY-oh-LEE-cheh)
rēonig
rēonig, adj: mournful, sad, gloomy, weary. (RAY-oh-neeγ)
wyn
wyn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; the name of the w-rune (ᚹ). (WUN)
frēo
frēo, adj: free, having liberty or immunity, noble, glad, joyful. Also, m.n: a lord, master. Also, f.n: a lady, woman. (FRAY-oh)
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lēod-wynn
lēod-wynn, f.n: joy that comes from being among one’s own people. (LAY-odd-wun)
dōm-hwæt
dōm-hwæt, adj: eager for glory; also interpreted as “strenuous in judgement”. [DOM-HWÆT]
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wundrung
wundrung, f.n: wondering, wonder, admiration, astonishment; a wonderful sight, a spectacle. [WUN-drung]
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sceand-lufiende
sceand-lufiende, adj: loving shamelessly. [SHAY-and-LUV-ee-en-deh]
