ge-swinc, n.n: labour, exercise, inconvenience, fatigue, trouble, affliction, tribulation, torment, temptation, banishment. (yeh-SWINCH / jɛ-ˈswɪntʃ)

on-fæðmness, f.n: an embrace. (ON-FAE-thum-ness / ˈɔn-ˌfæ-θəm-nɛs)

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bryne, m.n: a burning, fire, flame, heat. (BRUE-nuh / ˈbry-nə)

æfter-fylging, f.n: a following after, a sequence. (AFF-ter-FUELG-ing / ˈæf-tɛr-ˌfylg-ɪŋ)

of-hende, adj: out of one’s hand, taken away, lost to one. (OFF-HEN-duh / ˈɔf-ˌhɛn-də)

glæs-hluttor, adj: clear as glass. (GLASS-H’LUH-tor / ˈglæs-ˌhlʌ-tɔr)

frēond-rǣden, f.n: a friend-condition, friendship. (FRAY-ond-RAE-den / ˈfreːɔnd-ˌræː-dɛn)

hrōf, m.n: the roof, the top, summit, highest part. (HROAF / ˈhroːf)

wæferness, f.n: public exhibition, display, show. (WAE-ver-ness / ˈwæ-vɛr-nɛs)

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hnēaw, adj: stingy. (HNAY-aw / ˈhneːaw)