cniht

cniht, m.n: male youth, older than a ‘cnapa’; servant. (K’NIH’T / ˈknɪxt)

cnapa

cnapa, m.n: boy or youth, older than a ‘cild’ but younger than a ‘cniht’; servant. (K’NAH-pa / ˈkna-pa)

leornung-cild, n.n: child engaged in study, pupil. (LEH-or-nung-CHILLD / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌtʃɪld)

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fǣge, adj: about to die; doomed. (FAE-yuh / ˈfæː-jə)

sand-hof, n.n: grave (‘sand-house’). (SAHND-HOFF / ˈsand-ˌhɔf)

morþor-hūs, n.n: ‘murder-house’, house of torment, hell. (MOR-thor-HOOS / ˈmɔr-θɔr-ˌhuːs)

fēond-sēocnes, f.n: ‘fiend-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (FAY-ond-SAY-ock-ness / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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īg, f.n: island. (EE / ˈiːj)

līðe, adj: soft, gentle, mild, serene. (LEE-thuh / ˈliː-θə)

ælf-ādl, f.n: elf disease (unknown illness, perhaps a skin disease). (ALF-AH-dull / ˈælf-ˌaː-dəl)