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hagol-stān

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

hagol-stān, m.n: a hailstone. (HA-goll-STAHN / ˈha-gɔl-ˌstaːn)

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weder

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

weder, n.n: weather. (WEH-der / ˈwɛ-dɛr)

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weder-candel

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

weder-candel, f.n: ‘weather-candle’, the sun. (WEH-der-KAHN-dell / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌkan-dɛl)

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rēnig

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

rēnig, adj: rainy. (RAY-nih / ˈɹeː-nɪj)

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ge-sweorc

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-sweorc, n.n: cloud, mist or smoke. (yeh-SWEH-ork / jɛ-ˈswɛɔk)

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þunor

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

þunor, m.n: thunder. (THUH-nor / ˈθʌ-nɔɹ)

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lēgetu

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

lēgetu, f.n: lightning. (LAY-yeh-tuh / ˈleː-jɛ-tʌ)

lēgetu
Medieval manuscript illumination of lightning and a cloudburst over the sea. From Albertus Magnus’s De Natura Rerum.
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flōd-egsa

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

flōd-egsa, m.n: flood-dread. (FLOAD-EY-za / ˈfloːd-ˌɛj-za)

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