drynce-lēan, n.n: ‘drink-reward’, perhaps related to Old Norse drekkulaun ‘grant of land by a lord in recompense for a vassal’s hospitality’, or the customary entertainment offered by a lord to his tenants, or the purchase of a drink to mark the closing of a contract. (DRUN-chuh-LAY-ahn / ˈdɹɝn-tʃə-ˌleːan)
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brim-gæst
brim-gæst, m.n: a sea-guest, sailor. (BRIM-GAST / ˈbɹɪm-ˌgæst)
glēawlīce
glēawlīce, adv: prudently, wisely, clearly, well. (GLAY-aw-lee-chuh / ˈgleːaw-liː-tʃə)
hēafod-hebba
hēafod-hebba, m.n: an author, originator; a beginning. (HAY-ah-vod-HEB-ba / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌhɛb-ba)
wāwa
wāwa, m.n: woe, misery. (WAH-wah / ˈwaː-wa)
tord-wifel
tord-wifel, m.n: a dung-beetle. (TORD-WIH-vull / ˈtɔɹd-ˌwɪ-vəl)
wlite-scīne
wlite-scīne, adj: of brilliant beauty, splendid, beauteous. (W’LIT-uh-SHEE-nuh / ˈwlɪ-tə-ˌʃiː-nə)
fleardian
fleardian, wk.v: to trifle, err; to act with (wicked) folly or wantonly, stray in the paths of folly. (FLEH-ar-di-ahn / ˈflɛaɹ-dɪ-an)
meter-wyrhta
meter-wyrhta, m.n: ‘meter-maker’, a verse-maker, a poet. (MEH-ter-WUR’H-ta / ˈmɛ-tɛɹ-ˌwɝɹh-ta)
fold-hrērende
fold-hrērende, adj: touching/moving on the earth; earth-stirring, epithet for an animal that treads upon the ground. (FOLD-HRAY-ren-duh / ˈfɔld-ˌhɹeː-ɹɛn-də)
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