fela-mihtig

fela-mihtig, adj: very mighty; (of God) very mighty, powerful; (of herbs) very powerful, effective. (FELL-ah-MI’HT-ih / ˈfɛ-la-ˌmɪx-tɪj)

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on-beornan

on-beornan, str.v: to set fire to, to kindle; to inflame. (on-BEH-or-nahn / ɔn-ˈbɛɔr-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of two people on either side of a waist-high pedestal on which a fire burns; they are looking at the small dragon that hovers above the fire.
Statius’ Thebaid and Achilleid; France (Paris), early 15th century; British Library, Burney MS 257, f. 169v. [bl.uk]

ō-leccan

ō-leccan, wk.v: to treat gently, to soothe, caress; to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person’s good will by unworthy means; to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive. (oh-LETCH-ahn / oː-ˈlɛtʃ-an)