gelǣr, adj: having no content, empty; having an empty stomach; destitute of aid or resources. (yeh-LAER / jɛ-ˈlæːr)

lēod-gryre, m.n: terror affecting a people, general terror. (LAY-odd-GRUE-ruh / ˈleːɔd-ˌgry-rə)

flicerian, wk.v: to move the wings, flutter. (FLIH-cher-i-ahn / ˈflɪ-tʃɛ-rɪ-an)

tyge-hōc, m.n: a hook to pull with. (TUE-yuh-HOAK / ˈty-jə-ˌhoːk)

minsung, f.n: parsimony, stinginess, excessive frugality. (MIN-zung / ˈmɪn-zʌŋ)

wōh-līc, adj: wrong, perverse, evil. (WO-h’leech / ˈwoːx-liːtʃ)

hām-fæst, adj: occupying a home of one’s own, resident, settled. (HAHM-FAST / ˈhaːm-ˌfæst)

heorþ-pening, m.n: a tax of a penny to be paid by every house. (HEH-orth-PEN-ing / ˈhɛɔrθ-ˌpɛ-nɪŋ)

getæl-rīme, n.n: succession. (yeh-TAL-REE-muh / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌriː-mə)

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un-gedēfe, adj: troublesome, disagreeable. (UN-yeh-DAY-vuh / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌdeː-və)