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ēagan bryhtm

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagan bryhtm, m.n: an eye’s twinkle, a moment. (AY-ah-gahn BRUE-h’tm / ˈeːa-gan ˈbryx-təm)

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hwāstrung

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwāstrung, f.n: a whispering, murmuring, muttering. (HWAH-strung / ˈhwaː-stɹʌŋ)

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micel-sprecende

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

micel-sprecende, adj: talking big, boasting. (MIH-chell-SPREH-chen-duh / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl-ˌspɹɛ-tʃɛn-də)

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ȳð-lāf

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

ȳð-lāf, f.n: ‘wave-remains’, the shore left bare by the waves. (UTH-LATH / ˈɝːθ-ˌlaːf)

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cin-tōþ

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

cin-tōþ, m.n: a front tooth. (CHIN-TOATH / ˈtʃɪn-ˌtoːθ)

Medieval dental
Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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middan-geard

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

middan-geard, m.n: middle-dwelling (between heaven and hell), the earth, world. (MID-dahn-YEH-ard / ˈmɪd-dan-ˌjɛard)

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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

naiad
Source unknown – please comment if you know.
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slǣp-wērig

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

slǣp-wērig, adj: ‘sleep-weary’, weary and sleepy, sleepily weary, so tired as to sleep. (SLAP-WAY-rih / ˈslæːp-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

sleep
British Library, Harley 4431. ‘L’Épître Othéa’. Morpheus bringing sleep to a man in a bed.
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winter-gegang

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

winter-gegang, m.n: what happens as the years pass. (WIN-ter-yeh-GAHNG / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-jɛ-ˌgaŋ)

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symbel-wērig

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

symbel-wērig, adj: weary with feasting. (SUEM-bell-WAY-rih / ˈsym-bɛl-ˌweː-rɪj)

feasting
Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264.
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