ofer-genga, m.n: one who goes over or beyond, a traveller. (OV-er-YEN-ga)
Category Archives: people
ealo-wōsa
ealo-wōsa, m.n: drunkard, swiller of ale. (AY-ah-lo-WO-za)
cyning
cyning, m.n: a king, monarch, male sovereign; God, Christ. (KUH-ning)
ǣrend-raca
ǣrend-raca, m.n: a messenger, ambassador; an apostle, angel. (AR-end-RA-ka)
mid-singend
mid-singend, m.n: one who sings with another. (mid-SING-end)
smeoru-mangestre
smeoru-mangestre, f.n: a butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese. (SMAY-oh-ruh-MAHN-yez-treh)
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Marginalia in a bible. Northeast France, last quarter of the 13th century. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.969, f. 253r. [ica.themorgan.org]
scīn-lǣce
scīn-lǣce, f.n: a woman who practises magic, a sorceress. (SHEEN-LATCH-eh)
lēod-rūne
lēod-rūne, f.n: a witch, wise woman. (LAY-odd-ROO-neh)
mǣg
mǣg, m.n: a relative, kinsman. Also, f.n: a woman, kinswoman. (MA-γ)
ǣ-swīca
ǣ-swīca, m.n: an offender of the law, a deceiver, hypocrite, apostate. (AA-zwee-ka)
