swīðe

swīðe, adv: very, much, exceedingly. (SWEE-thuh / ˈswiː-θə)

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gnīþe

gnīþe, adj: scanty, scarce. (G’NEE-thuh / ˈgniː-θə)

tīn, n/adj/numeral: ten. (TEEN / ˈtiːn)

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sām-geong, adj: adolescent, not grown up (‘half-young’). (SAHM-YEH-ong / ˈsaːm-jɛɔŋ)

twiwa, adv: twice. (TWIH-wa / ˈtwɪ-wa)

lang-ness, f.n: length. (LAHNG-ness / ˈlaŋ-nɛs)

cucler-mǣl, n.n: a spoon measure. (KUH-kler-MAL / ˈkʌ-klɛr-ˌmæːl)

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getæl-cræft, m.n: arithmetic (literally ‘number-craft’ or ‘computation-craft’). (yeh-TAL-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌkræft)

heoloran, wk.v: to weigh in a balance, to consider. (HEH-ol-or-ahn / ˈhɛɔ-lɔr-an)

met-gird, f.n: a rod for measuring. (MET-YIRD / ˈmɛt-ˌjɪrd)