hago-steald, adj: unmarried, young. (HA-go-STEH-ald / ˈha-gɔ-ˌstɛald)

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ealdor-dōm, m.n: authority, power; primacy, pre-eminence; rule, sovereignty, lordship. (EH-all-dor-DOAM / ˈɛal-dɔr-ˌdoːm)

puslian, wk.v: to pick out the best bits. (PUH-zli-ahn / ˈpʌz-lɪ-an)

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ǣmta, m.n: leisure; freedom or opportunity (to do something). (AM-ta / ˈæːm-ta)

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un-slāw, adj: not slow, not sluggish, active, ready, quick. (UN-SLAW / ˈʌn-ˌslaː)

micelian, wk.v: to become great, to increase in size or in quantity; to make great. (MI-cheh-li-ahn / ˈmɪ-tʃɛ-lɪ-an)

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fela-fǣcne, adj: very treacherous. (FELL-ah-FACK-nuh / ˈfɛ-la-ˌfæːk-nə)

hwyrfol, adj: fickle, changeable. (H’WUER-voll / ˈhwyr-vɔl)

deorcian, wk.v: to darken, to grow dark. (DEH-ork-ih-ahn / ˈdɛɔr-kɪ-an)

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bricg-geweorc, n.n: bridge-work, the construction or reparation of a bridge. (BRIDGE-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈbrɪdʒ-jɛ-ˌwɛɔrk)

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