gran-wisc, n: chaff (the husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed in threshing). (GRON-wish)

hǣmed-gemāna, m.n: matrimony, marriage. (HAM-ed-yeh-MAH-na)

hēah-seld, n.n: a throne. (HAY-ah-seld)

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ā-wiht, n.n/pronoun: aught, anything. (ah-WI’HT / aː-ˈwɪht)

fæderen, adj: paternal, belonging to a father. (FAE-deh-ren / ˈfæ-dɛ-ɹɛn)

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hræd, adj: quick, swift, speedy, sudden, alert, rapid, prompt, active. (HRAD)

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wyrtwalian, wk.v: to plant; to root up, eradicate. (WURT-WALL-ee-on)

hord-mādmum, m.n: a valuable present, jewel. (HORD-MODD-mum)

lēoht-bǣre, adj: luminous, brilliant, splendid. (LAY-oht-BÆR-eh)

sōþ-gid, n.n: a true tale. (SOATH-yid)

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