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sulh

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Hana Videen

sulh, n/f.n: a plough; the quantity of land which could be cultivated with one plough. (SULH)

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ge-neahhe

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

ge-neahhe, adv: enough, sufficiently, abundantly, frequently, very much, earnestly, instantly. (yeh-NAY-ah-heh)

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lytel

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Hana Videen

lytel, adj: little. (LUE-tell / ˈly-tɛl)

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ofer-mǣte

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

ofer-mǣte, adj: beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense. (OH-ver-MAT-eh)

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met-cund

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

met-cund, adj: metrical. (MET-KUND)

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hundtwentig-wintre

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

hundtwentig-wintre, adj: 120 years old (lit. 120 winters). [HUND-TWEN-teeγ-WIN-treh]

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winter-gerīm

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

winter-gerīm, n.n: numbering by years; a number of years. [WIN-ter-yeh-REEM]

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday: morning-terror, a cautionary tale about drinking. Read it on Patreon.

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winter-getæl

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

winter-getæl, n.n: a number of years. [WIN-ter-yuh-TÆL]

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heolor-bledu

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

heolor-bledu, f.n: the scale of a balance. (HEH-ol-or-BLEH-duh / ˈhɛɔ-lɔr-ˌblɛ-dʌ)

0725 heolorbledu
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]
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winter-stund

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-stund, f.n: a year’s space. (WIN-ter-STUND / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-ˌstʌnd)

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