stæpe, m.n: a step, pace (lit. and fig.); stepping, going; a step, that on which the foot may be placed; a degree. (STAP-eh)
stæpe
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worn
worn, m.n: a swarm, band, flock, crowd, multitude, many, a great number, a great quantity. (WORN)
endleofan
endleofan, n/adj/numeral: 11. (END-lay-ov-on)
Endleofan and the demogorgon from the medieval epic ‘Stranger þings’. Variation on the Welles Apocalypse, c. 1310. British Library, Royal MS. 15 D.ii, f. 156r. See the original on the British Library website.
sulh
sulh, n/f.n: a plough; the quantity of land which could be cultivated with one plough. (SULH)
ge-neahhe
ge-neahhe, adv: enough, sufficiently, abundantly, frequently, very much, earnestly, instantly. (yeh-NAY-ah-heh)
lytel
lytel, adj: little. (LUT-ell)
ofer-mǣte
ofer-mǣte, adj: beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense. (OH-ver-MAT-eh)
met-cund
met-cund, adj: metrical. (MET-KUND)
hundtwentig-wintre
hundtwentig-wintre, adj: 120 years old (lit. 120 winters). [HUND-TWEN-teeγ-WIN-treh]
winter-gerīm
winter-gerīm, n.n: numbering by years; a number of years. [WIN-ter-yeh-REEM]
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