wīc-stōw

wīc-stōw, f.n: a dwelling-place; a camp, encampment. (WEECH-STOW / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌstoːw)

Wintan-ceaster

Wintan-ceaster, f.n: Winchester (place name). (WIN-tahn-CHEH-ah-ster / ˈwɪn-tan-ˌtʃɛa-stɛr)

wæfer-hūs, n.n: a theatre, amphitheatre. (WAE-ver-HOOS / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌhuːs)

wīd-wegas, m.n (plural): ‘wide-ways’, distant regions, regions far and wide. (WEED-WEH-gahs / ˈwiːd-ˌwɛ-gas)

gærs-tūn, m.n: grass-enclosure, a meadow. (GAERZ-TOON / ˈgærz-ˌtuːn)

lēah, m.n: a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land. (LAY-ah / ˈleːax)

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winter-dūn, f.n: a down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter. (WIN-ter-DOON / ˈwɪn-tɛr-ˌduːn)

hālig-dōm, m.n: holiness, sanctity; holy things, relics, holy work, a sacrament; a holy place, sanctuary. (HA-lih-DOAM / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌdoːm)

byht, m.n: a bending, corner, dwelling, an abode, bay, bight. (BUE’HT / ˈbyxt)

tūn, m.n: enclosure, yard, court; estate, farm; village, town. (TOON / ˈtuːn)