heolor-bledu

heolor-bledu, f.n: the scale of a balance. (HEH-ol-or-BLEH-duh / ˈhɛɔ-lɔr-ˌblɛ-dʌ)

mægþ

mægþ, f.n: a maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry). (MAITH / ˈmæjθ)

lēo, m.n: a lion, lioness. (LAY-oh / ˈleːɔ)

seonu-wealt, adj: round, circular, cylindrical; round, spherical, globular; domed. (SEH-on-uh-WEH-alt / ˈsɛɔ-nʌ-ˌwɛalt)

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

wǣðan, wk.v: to hunt. (WAE-than / ˈwæː-θan)

æt-wīndan, str.v: to wind off, turn away, escape, flee away. (at-WEEN-dahn / æt-ˈwiːn-dan)

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synderlīcness, f.n: singularity, peculiarity. (SUEN-der-LEECH-ness / ˈsyn-dɛr-ˌliːtʃ-nɛs)

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

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