cū-bȳre

cū-bȳre, m.n: a cow-byre, cow-shed. (KOO-BUE-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbyː-rə)

sǣ-næss

sǣ-næss, m.n: a ness or promontory stretching into the sea, a cape. (SAE-nass / ˈsæː-næs)

hwæl-weg, m.n: the path of the whale, the ocean. (H’WAEL-WAY / ˈhwæl-ˌwɛj)

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hwæles ēðel, compound: ‘whale’s home’, the ocean. (H’WAL-uz-AY-thell / ˈhwæ-ləz-ˌeː-θɛl)

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wæfer-stōw, f.n: a place for spectacles, an amphitheatre. (WAE-ver-STOW / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌstoːw)

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mold-stōw, f.n: a place on the earth, a site, or a place in the earth, a grave. (MOLD-STOW / ˈmɔld-ˌstoːw)

wǣðe-burne, f.n: a fishing stream. (WAE-thuh-BUR-nuh / ˈwæː-θə-ˌbʌr-nə)

ȳþ-lāf, f.n: the shore left bare by the waves. (UETH-LAHF / ˈyːθ-ˌlaːf)

ranc-strǣt, f.n: ‘proud-road’, ‘bold-road’ (definition uncertain). (RAHNK-STRAT / ˈrank-ˌstræːt)

Wætlinga-ceaster, f.n: St Albans. (WAET-ling-ga-CHEH-ah-ster / ˈwæt-lɪŋ-ga-ˌtʃɛa-ster)