gālsere

gālsere, m.n: a lustful man. (GALL-zeh-ruh / ˈgaːl-zɛ-ɹə)

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sanct

sanct, m.n: saint. (SAHNKT / ˈsankt)

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cnæpling, m.n: small boy; youth. (K’NAP-ling / ˈknæp-lɪŋ)

mere-wīf, n.n: ‘mere-woman’, ‘water-woman’. (MEH-ruh-WEEF / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌwiːf)

heoru-wearg, m.n: savage felon or outlaw, fierce outcast. (HEH-or-uh-WEH-arg / ˈhɛɔ-ɹʌ-ˌwɛaɹg)

eaxl-gestealla, m.n: ‘shoulder-companion’, fellow warrior. (EH-ahk-sul-yeh-STEH-ah-la / ˈɛak-səl-jɛ-ˌstɛa-la)

frēols-gefa, m.n: a freedom-giver. (FRAY-olz-YEH-va / ˈfɹeːɔlz-ˌjɛ-va)

fēond-sceaþa, m.n: enemy, hostile ravager. (FAY-ond-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɛa-θa)

þignen, f.n: a female servant, female attendant, handmaid. (THIH-nen / ˈθɪj-nɛn)

wīg-bora, m.n: a belligerent, literally ‘battle-bearer’. (WEE-BO-ra / ˈwiːj-ˌbɔ-ɹa)