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þing-gemearc

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

þing-gemearc, n.n: measuring (time) by events (?). (THING-yeh-MEH-ark / ˈθɪŋ-jɛ-ˌmɛaɹk)

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med-micel

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

med-micel, adj: not great, moderate, small (of time, space, quantity); trifling, not important; lowly, mean, poor. (MED-MITCH-ull / ˈmɛd-ˌmɪ-tʃəl)

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fæðm

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

fæðm, m/f.n: a fathom, cubit, unit of measurement equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. (FAE-thum / ˈfæ-θəm)

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medumung

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

medumung, f.n: the fixing of the measure of anything. (MEH-duh-mung / ˈmɛ-dʌ-mʌŋ)

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rōd

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

rōd, f.n: a rod; a measure of land; a rood, cross; a crucifix. (ROAD / ˈɹoːd)

Crucifixion in the St Gall Gospel Book, 8th century. [wikipedia.org]
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genihtsumnes

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

genihtsumnes, f.n: abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiency. (yeh-NI’HT-SUM-ness / jɛ-ˈnɪht-ˌsʌm-nɛs)

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þūsend

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

þūsend, n/numeral: thousand. (THOO-zend / ˈθuː-zɛnd)

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