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segl-rād

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

segl-rād, f.n: ‘sail-road’, the sea. (SAIL-RAWD / ˈsɛjl-ˌɹaːd)

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faroþ-hengest

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

faroþ-hengest, m.n: ‘sea-horse’, i.e. a ship. (FAH-roth-HENG-gest / ˈfa-ɹɔθ-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

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weder-candel

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

weder-candel, f.n: ‘weather-candle’, the sun. (WEH-der-KAHN-dell / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌkan-dɛl)

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hreðer-loca

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

hreðer-loca, m.n: breast (lit. ‘breast-locker’). (HREH-ther-LOCK-ah / ˈhɹɛ-θɛɹ-ˌlɔ-ka)

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bān-loca

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

bān-loca, m.n: ‘bone-enclosure’, ‘bone-locker’, muscle or the body. (BAHN-LOCK-ah / ˈbaːn-ˌlɔ-ka)

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flǣsc-hama

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hama, m.n: ‘flesh-covering’, the body. (FLASH-HA-ma / ˈflæːʃ-ˌha-ma)

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swan-rād

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Hana Videen

swan-rād, n: swan-road, a kenning for the sea. (SWAHN-RAHD / ˈswan-ˌɹaːd)

British Library, Harley MS 4751, folio 41v

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gongel-wæfre

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

gongel-wæfre, f.n: ‘walking-weaver’, i.e. a spider. (GONG-gell-WAV-ruh / ˈgɔŋ-gɛl-ˌwæv-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a six-legged spider.
Six-legged spider in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 130r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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heaðuswāt

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

heaðuswāt, m.n: ‘battle-sweat’, blood shed in battle. (HEH-ah-thuh-SWAHT / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌswaːt)

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brēost-loca

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Hana Videen

brēost-loca, m.n: ‘breast-enclosure’, the mind. (BRAY-ost-LOCK-ah / ˈbreːɔst-ˌlɔ-ka)

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