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gāst

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

gāst, m.n: ghost, spirit, demon. (GAHST / ˈgaːst)

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wicce-cræft

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

wicce-cræft, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery. (WITCH-uh-KRAFT / ˈwɪ-tʃə-ˌkræft)

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wyrd

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyrd, f.n: fate, fortune, chance; event, occurrence, circumstance; what happens (to a person), lot, condition. (WUERD / ˈwyrd)

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drȳ

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

drȳ, m.n: magician, sorcerer, soothsayer. (DRUE / dryː)

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dwol-cræft

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

dwol-cræft, m.n: foolish craft, magic. (DWOLL-KRAFT / ˈdwɔl-ˌkɹæft)

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wicca

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

wicca, m.n: a wizard, soothsayer, sorcerer, magician. (WITCH-ah / ˈwɪ-tʃa)

Wace, Roman de Brut. England, 2nd quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3028, f. 24r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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werewulf

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

werewulf, m.n: a werewolf (‘man-wolf’). (WEH-ruh-WULF / ˈwɛ-ɹə-ˌwʌlf)

Topographica Hibernica. England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223. British Library, Royal MS 13 B. viii, f. 18r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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undēaþlīc

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

undēaþlīc, adj: immortal. (un-DAY-ath-leech / ʌn-ˈdeːaθ-liː)

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godsprec

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

godsprec, n.n: an oracle. (GOD-SPRETCH / ˈgɔd-ˌspɹɛtʃ)

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lyb-lāc

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

lyb-lāc, n.n: sorcery, witchcraft. (LUEB-lahk / ˈlyb-laːk)

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