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ȳþ-lida

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

ȳþ-lida, m.n: ship (wave-traverser). (UETH-LI-da / ˈyːθ-ˌlɪ-da)

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wōp-dropa

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Hana Videen

wōp-dropa, f.n: a tear. (WOPE-DROP-ah / ˈwoːp-ˌdrɔ-pa)

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wæter-berend

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

wæter-berend, m.n: a water-bearer. (WAE-ter-BEH-rend / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

0729 waeterberend
The Bedford Hours. France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 1r. [bl.uk]
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wǣðe-burne

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

wǣðe-burne, f.n: a fishing stream. (WAE-thuh-BUR-nuh / ˈwæː-θə-ˌbʌr-nə)

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rōwan

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

rōwan, str.v: to go by water, to row or sail. (RO-wahn / ˈroː-wan)

0717 rowan
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 143, f. 77v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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ȳþ-lāf

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

ȳþ-lāf, f.n: the shore left bare by the waves. (UETH-LAHF / ˈyːθ-ˌlaːf)

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ap-flōd

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

ap-flōd, m.n: the low tide. (AHP-FLOAD / ˈap-ˌfloːd)

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īs-gebind

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

īs-gebind, n.n: a bond of ice. (EES-yeh-BIND / ˈiːs-jɛ-ˌbɪnd)

Winter ȳðe belēac īsgebinde. (Winter locked up the wave with icy bond.)

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gicel-stān

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Hana Videen

gicel-stān, m.n: a piece of ice, hailstone. (YIH-chell-STAHN / ˈjɪ-tʃɛl-ˌstaːn)

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īs

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Hana Videen

īs, n.n: ice; name of the I-rune ᛁ. (EES / ˈiːs)

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