ofer-tēon, str.v: to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another; to bring to an end, finish. (OH-ver-TAY-on / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌteːɔn)

cēosan, str.v: to choose, select (someone or something). (CHAY-oh-zahn / ˈtʃeːɔ-zan)

for-hæfednes, f.n: self-restraint, abstinence (especially in reference to fasting). (for-HAE-ved-ness / fɔr-ˈhæ-vɛd-nɛs)

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hām-wurþung, f.n: ornament of a home; or honour to a home. (HAHM-WUR-thung / ˈhaːm-ˌwʌr-θʌŋ)

grēatian, wk.v: to become enlarged. (GRAY-ah-ti-ahn / ˈgreːa-tɪ-an)

be-wlātung, f.n: show, sight, pageant. (beh-W’LAH-tung / bɛ-ˈwlaː-tʌŋ)

wrēgan, wk.v: to rouse, excite. (WRAY-gahn / ˈwreː-gan)

efes, f.n: eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side. (EH-vess / ˈɛ-vɛs)

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snās, f.n: a spit, skewer. (SNAHS / ˈsnaːs)

fyllan, wk.v: to make full, fill; to furnish with an abundance of, cause to abound in (something); to fill throughout, pervade, permeate, saturate; to make full, satisfied, sated, replete; to satisfy (a desire, craving, etc.). (FUL-lahn / ˈfyl-lan)