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medu-heall

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

medu-heall, f.n: mead-hall. (MEH-duh-HEH-all / ˈmɛ-dʌ-ˌhɛal)

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hran-rād

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

hran-rād, f.n: ‘whale-road’, the sea. (H’RAHN-RAHD / ˈhɹan-ˌɹaːd)

whales
British Library, Harley 3244, f. 65r (whales). Bestiary. England, c. 1236-1250.
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hȳð

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

hȳð, f.n: a hithe, or place that receives a ship on its landing; a low shore, fit to be a landing place for boats; a port, haven. (HUETH / ˈhyːθ)

Hithe occurs in the names of seaports, and also landing-places on rivers, far from the coast.

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lagu-strǣt

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

lagu-strǣt, f.n: a water-street, the sea. (LA-guh-STRAT / ˈla-gʌ-ˌstɹæːt).

Ashmole Bestiary, c. 1225-1250

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holm

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

holm, m.n: ocean, sea, water. (HOLM / ˈhɔlm)

A 12th-century image from the Church of Saint Martin in Zillis, Switzerland.
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hwǣr-hwega

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwǣr-hwega, adv: somewhere. (HWAER-HWEH-ga / ˈhwæːɹ-ˌhwɛ-ga)

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dēaþ-sele

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-sele, m.n: hall of death. (DAY-ath-SEH-luh / ˈdeːaθ-ˌsɛ-lə)

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mǣre

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

mǣre, n.n: a boundary, limit, confine, border. (MAE-ruh / ˈmæː-ɹə)

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fen

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

fen, n.n: a fen, marsh, mud, dirt. (FEN / ˈfɛn)

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byrgen

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

byrgen, f.n: a burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb. (BUR-yen / ˈbɝɹ-jɛn)

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