ge-gaderwist

ge-gaderwist, f.n: state of being together (probably meaning cohabitation in marriage). (yeh-GA-der-WIST / jɛ-ˈga-dɛr-ˌwɪst)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add. MS 42130, f. 176v. [bl.uk]

ǣ-lǣte

ǣ-lǣte, adj: desert, desolate. (AE-LAE-tuh / ˈæː-ˌlæː-tə)

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