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torn

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

torn, n.n: violent emotion of anger or grief. (TORN / ˈtɔrn)

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dēofol-sēocnes

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēofol-sēocnes, f.n: ‘devil-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (DAY-ov-ol-SAY-ock-ness / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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ēagan bryhtm

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagan bryhtm, m.n: an eye’s twinkle, a moment. (AY-ah-gahn BRUE-h’tm / ˈeːa-gan ˈbryx-təm)

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medu-heall

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

medu-heall, f.n: mead-hall. (MEH-duh-HEH-all / ˈmɛ-dʌ-ˌhɛal)

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dōm

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

dōm, m.n: judgment, law; a ruling, command; might, power, dominion, glory, honour, praise, authority; will, free will, choice; sense, meaning, interpretation. (DOAM / ˈdoːm)

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holm

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

holm, m.n: ocean, sea, water. (HOLM / ˈhɔlm)

A 12th-century image from the Church of Saint Martin in Zillis, Switzerland.
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fēnix

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

fēnix, m.n: phoenix. (FAY-niks / ˈfeː-nɪks)

Detail of a phoenix in the Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library, Univ Lib. MS 24), fol. 56r. The English illuminated manuscript is from the 12th-century.
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dēor

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēor, n.n: animal. (DAY-or / ˈdeːɔr)

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hūs-bōnda

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

hūs-bōnda, m.n: master of a house. (HOOZ-BOAN-dah / ˈhuːz-ˌboːn-da)

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symbel-wērig

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

symbel-wērig, adj: weary with feasting. (SUEM-bell-WAY-rih / ˈsym-bɛl-ˌweː-rɪj)

feasting
Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264.
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