earc, f.n: ark (mainly referring to Noah’s ark and the ark of the covenant); chest, coffer, container of some sort. (EH-ark / ˈɛark)
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Category Archives: religion
wilsumness
wilsumness, f.n: devotion, devoutness. (WILL-sum-ness / ˈwɪl-sʌm-nɛs)
predicere
predicere, m.n: one who announces, a preacher. (PREH-di-CHEH-ruh / ˈprɛ-dɪ-ˌtʃɛ-rə)
ge-segnian
ge-segnian, wk.v: to mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless. (yeh-SAIN-i-ahn / jɛ-ˈsɛj-nɪ-an)
ealh
ealh, m.n: temple. (EH-al’h / ˈɛalh)
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hēah-cyning
hēah-cyning, m.n: high-king, God. (HAY-ah-KUE-ning / ˈheːax-ˌky-niŋ)
wyn-bēam
wyn-bēam, m.n: a tree that causes delight (lit. ‘joy-tree’), an epithet of the cross. (WUN-BAY-ahm / ˈwɝn-ˌbeːam)
ge-palmtwīged
ge-palmtwīged, adj: palm-twigged, adorned with palm-twigs. (yeh-PALM-TWEE-yud / jɛ-ˈpalm-ˌtwiː-jəd)
sāwel-sceatt
sāwel-sceatt, m.n: ‘soul-money’, an ecclesiastical due to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them on his behalf. (SAH-well-SHEH-ot / ˈsaː-wɛl-ˌʃɛat)
