windel-stān, m.n: a tower with a winding staircase. (WIN-del-STAHN)
Category Archives: places
hell-grund
hell-grund, m.n: the depth of hell. (HELL-grund)
cyric
cyric, f.n: a church. (KUR-ich)
wind-gerest
wind-gerest, f.n: a windy resting-place (?), a hall open to the winds (?). (WIND-yeh-REST)
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scēawung-stōw
scēawung-stōw, f.n: a place of observation. (SHAY-ah-wung-STOH)
gemōt-stede
gemōt-stede, m.n: a meeting-place. (yeh-MOAT-sted-eh)
setl-gang
setl-gang, m.n: setting of the heavenly bodies (generally of the sun), marking time (sunset) or place (the west). (SEH-til-GONG)
scēat
scēat, m.n: a corner, an angle; a corner, quarter; a projection, promontory; a nook, corner, region; a lap, bosom; a bay; a garment; a cloth, napkin. (SHAY-aht)
sib-gesihþ
sib-gesihþ, f.n: a vision of peace (the literal translation of hierosolyma), the city of Jerusalem. (SIB-yeh-SIH’th)
The Hague Map of Jerusalem in a picture bible. France (St. Omer), c. 1190-1200. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 5, f. 1r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]
pleg-stōw
pleg-stōw, f.n: a place for play, a gymnasium, wrestling-place, amphitheatre. (PLAY-stoh)
