sulh, n/f.n: a plough; the quantity of land which could be cultivated with one plough. (SULH)
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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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winter-getæl
winter-getæl, n.n: a number of years. [WIN-ter-yuh-TÆL]
heolor-bledu
heolor-bledu, f.n: the scale of a balance. (“HEH-oh-lor-BLAY-doo”)
Libra as a man holding balancing scales in a 13th-century Psalter. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS B.11.4, f. v recto. [trin-sites-pub.trin.cam.ac.uk]
winter-stund
winter-stund, f.n: a year’s space. (“ween-tair-stoond”)
