feorh-hūs

feorh-hūs, n.n: ‘life-house’, a kenning for the body. (FEH-or’h-HOOS / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌhuːs)

heofon-fȳr

heofon-fȳr, n.n: lightning. (HEH-ov-on-FUER / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfyːr)

morgen-torht, adj: bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun). (MOR-gen-TOR’HT / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌtɔrxt)

ǣwisc-berend, m.n: (referring to the middle finger) shame-bearer. (AE-wish-BEH-rend / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

micel-hēafded, adj: having a great head. (MITCH-el-HAY-av-ded / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl-ˌheːav-dɛd)

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ēag-duru, f.n: window (lit. ‘eye-door’). (AY-ah-DUH-ruh / ˈeːaj-ˌdʌ-rʌ)

glīw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (glee-wood), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (‘sea-cargo’). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)

heofon-flēogende, adj: (of birds) flying around or across the sky. (HEH-oh-von-FLAY-oh-yen-duh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfleːɔ-jɛn-də)

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hām-cūþ, adj: familiar, literally ‘home-known’. (HAHM-KOOTH / ˈhaːm-ˌkuːθ)

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