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blāc-ern

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

blāc-ern, n.n: a light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle. (BLAH-kern / ˈblaː-kɛɹn)

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cenning-stōw

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

cenning-stōw, f.n: birthplace. (CHEN-ning-STOH / ˈtʃɛn-nɪŋ-ˌstoː)

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grēting-hūs

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

grēting-hūs, n.n: an audience-chamber. (GRAY-ting-HOOS / ˈgɹeː-tɪŋ-ˌhuːs)

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æl-fylc

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

æl-fylc, n.n: a foreign land; foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy. (AEL-FULK / ˈæl-ˌfɝlk)

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rodor

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

rodor, m.n: the firmament, the heaven of the fixed stars; the heavens, sky, upper regions. (ROD-or / ˈɹɔ-dɔɹ)

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botl-wēla

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

botl-wēla, m.n: ‘house-wealth’, a collection of houses, a village. (BOT-ul-WAY-la / ˈbɔ-təl-ˌweː-la)

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dēaþ-denu

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-denu, f.n: the valley of death. (DAY-ath-DEH-nuh / ˈdeːaθ-ˌdɛ-nʌ)

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hwæl-weg

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

Thomas de Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, Valenciennes, BM, ms. 320, f. 111v. (c. 1285)
Posted in places, travel + trade, water, wordhord book 6 Comments

mere-strǣt

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

mere-strǣt, f.n: sea (sea-street). (MEH-ruh-STRAT / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌstræːt)

Christ calms the waves in the Codex Egberti. Reichenau Abbey (modern day Germany), late 10th century. Stadtbibliothek Trier, Ms. 24, f. 24r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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grorn-hof

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

grorn-hof, n.n: house of sadness. (GRORN-HOFF / ˈgrɔrn-ˌhɔf)

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