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un-arodscipe

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

un-arodscipe, m.n: inactivity, spiritlessness. [oon-AH-road-ship-eh]

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morgen-colla

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

morgen-colla, m.n: ‘morning-dread’, ‘morning-rage’. (MOR-gen-KOLL-ah / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌkɔl-la)

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drēam-hæbbende

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

drēam-hæbbende, v/adj: possessing bliss, joyful. (DRAY-ahm-HAB-ben-duh / ˈdɹeːam-ˌhæ-bɛn-də)

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irre-weorc

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

irre-weorc, n.n: a work undertaken in anger. [IR-reh-WEY-ork]

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irringa

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Hana Videen

irringa, adv: angrily, in anger. [IR-rin-ga]

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ōga

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Hana Videen

ōga, m.n: terror, dread, horror, great fear; the cause/object which excites fear; a terrible, horrible thing. [OH-ga]

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wollen-tēar

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

wollen-tēar, adj: having hot tears, with hot tears. [WOL-len-TÆ-ar]

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ymb-hygdigness

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Hana Videen

ymb-hygdigness, f.n: care, anxiety, solicitude. [umb-HUG-deeγ-ness]

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mōd-wēn

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

mōd-wēn, f.n: hope entertained by the mind. (MOAD-WAIN / ˈmoːd-ˌweːn)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post I ponder prefixes, puzzling about ‘about’. Read it on Patreon.

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geohsa

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

geohsa, m.n: hiccup; sob, sobbing. (YEH-o-h’sa / ˈjɛɔh-sa)

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