nū

nū, adv: now. (NOO / ˈnuː)

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tīd

tīd, f.n: time, hour; period of time. (TEED / ˈtiːd)

tīn-wintre, adj: ten years old; ten years long. (TEEN-WIN-truh / ˈtiːn-ˌwɪn-trə)

nīwe, adj: new. (NEE-wuh / ˈniː-wə)

Gesǣlig nīwe gēar! (yeh-SAE-lih NEE-wuh YAY-ar)

gēol-mōnaþ, m.n: December (‘Yule-month’). (YAY-ol-MO-nath / ˈjeːɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

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lang-līfe, adj: long-lived; long-lasting. (LAHNG-LEE-vuh / ˈlaŋ-ˌliː-və)

gryre-hwīl, f.n: time of terror. (GRUE-ruh-HWEEL / ˈgry-rə-ˌhwiːl)

gēr, n.n: year, a year’s harvest; name of the G-rune ᛄ. (YAIR / ˈjeːr)

hwīl-þrāg, f.n: period of time. (HWEEL-THRAWGH / ˈhwiːl-ˌθraːx)

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gēar-dagas, pl.m.n: days (of one’s life), lifetime; days of old, former times. (YAY-ar-DA-gahs / ˈjeːar-ˌda-gas)

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