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efen-sārgung

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

efen-sārgung, f.n: compassion. (EH-ven-SAR-gung / ˈɛ-ven-ˌsaːr-gʌŋ)

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sib-geornness

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

sib-geornness, f.n: eagerness for peace and kindness, love. (SIB-YEH-orn-ness / ˈsɪb-ˌjɛɔrn-nɛs)

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brōþor-lufu

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

brōþor-lufu, f.n: charity, love. (BROH-thor-LUH-vuh / ˈbroː-θɔr-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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fyl-wērig

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

fyl-wērig, adj: slaughter-weary. (FULL-WAY-rih / ˈfyl-ˌwɛ-rɪj)

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ge-hefigian

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-hefigian, wk.v: to make heavy/sad, load, burden, weigh down, increase the weight of, aggravate. (yeh-HEH-vih-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈhɛ-vɪ-jɪ-an)

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ōþ-hilde

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

ōþ-hilde, adj: content. (OATH-hill-duh / ˈoːθ-hɪl-də)

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epegitsung

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

epegitsung, f.n: avarice, covetousness. (EH-peh-YIT-sung / ˈɛ-pɛ-ˌjɪt-sʌŋ)

avarice
British Library, Add MS 54180, fol. 136v. Laurent d’Orléans, La Somme le Roi (c. 1295). Avarice as a man in rags transferring his gold coins from a coffer to a safe with a devil in front of him.
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hyge-mēðe

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

hyge-mēðe, adj: wearying the heart or mind. (HUH-yuh-MAY-thuh / ˈhɝ-jə-ˌmeː-θə)

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hrēmig

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

hrēmig, adj: clamorous (from joy or grief), exultant, lamenting, boasting, vaunting. (HRAY-mih / ˈhɹeː-mɪj)

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earm-cearig

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

earm-cearig, adj: miserable and sad. (EH-arm-CHEH-ah-rih / ˈɛaɹm-ˌtʃɛa-ɹɪj)

Melancholic cat plays the lyre in a Book of Hours. France, 15th century. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 662, fol. 21r. From discarding images.
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