smēa-þancol, adj: acute, subtle. (SMAY-ah-THONK-ol / ˈsmeːa-ˌθan-kɔl)

ymb-clypping, f.n: an embrace. (umb-KLUEP-ping / ymb-ˈklyp-pɪŋ)

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a-lȳsan, wk.v: to deliver, release, liberate, rescue, free. (ah-LUE-zahn / a-ˈlyː-zan)

lān, f.n: the action of lending, loan; a sum of money that has been lent. (LAHN / ˈlaːn)

wiþer-mēdu, f.n: hostility, disfavour; adversity, injury; perversity, depravity. (WITH-er-MAY-duh / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌmeː-dʌ)

sēcan, wk.v: to try to find, to look for, to search for. (SAY-kahn / ˈseː-kan)

ge-þweran, str.v: to stir, beat or mix together; to churn, make thick (as butter from cream); (poetically) to forge. (yeh-THWEH-rahn / jɛ-ˈθwɛ-ran)

ge-edniwian, wk.v: to restore, renew, renovate, change. (yeh-ED-ni-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈɛd-nɪ-wɪ-an)

sæpig, adj: full of sap. (SAP-ih / ˈsæ-pɪj)

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mixen-duncge, f.n: dung from a mixen (dung heap). (MICK-sen-DUN-juh / ˈmɪk-sɛn-ˌdʌn-dʒə)