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ge-bēd-stōw

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-bēd-stōw, f.n: a prayer place, place where prayers have been offered, an oratory. (yeh-BAID-STOH / jɛ-ˈbeːd-ˌstoːw)

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hīw-rǣden

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

hīw-rǣden, f.n: a family, household, house, a religious house. (HEEW-RAD-en / ˈhiːw-ˌɹæː-dɛn)

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wafung-stōw

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

wafung-stōw, f.n: a place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre; literally, ‘amazement-place’ or ‘wonder-place’. (WAH-vung-STOH / ˈwa-vʌŋ-ˌstoːw)

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sǣ

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

sǣ, m.n: the sea. (SAE / ˈsæː)

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wiht-ware

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

wiht-ware, m.n: the people of the Isle of Wight. (WI’HT-WA-ruh / ˈwɪht-ˌwa-ɹə)

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mere

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

mere, m.n: the sea; a mere, lake; an artificial pool, cistern. (MEH-ruh / ˈmɛ-rə)

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snytro-hūs

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

snytro-hūs, n.n: house of wisdom. (SNUE-troh-HOOS / ˈsny-trɔ-ˌhuːs)

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sumer-selde

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

sumer-selde, f.n: a summer-house. (SUM-er-SELL-duh / ˈsʌ-mɛɹ-ˌsɛl-də)

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hell-træf

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

hell-træf, m.n: a hellish, infernal building. (HELL-TRAFF / ˈhɛl-ˌtɹæf)

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ēa-land

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēa-land, n.n: island. (AY-ah-LOND / ˈeːa-ˌland)

A ship landing on a whale mistaken for an island in an early thirteenth century bestiary. British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 69r. [bl.uk]
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