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eorþ-styrung

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

eorþ-styrung, f.n: an earth-stirring, earthquake. (EH-orth-STUR-ung / ˈɛɔɹθ-ˌstɝ-ɹʌŋ)

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gār-secg

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

gār-secg, m.n: the ocean. (GAR-SEDGE / ˈgar-ˌsɛdʒ)

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miltsung

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

miltsung, f.n: mercy, pity, compassion, pardon, indulgence. (MILT-sung / ˈmɪlt-sʌŋ)

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unweaxen

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

unweaxen, adj: not grown up, young. (UN-WEH-ahk-sun / ˈʌn-ˌwɛak-sən)

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flōd

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

flōd, n.n: a flowing of water, flow, flowing water, wave, tide; flood, river, running stream. (FLOAD / ˈfloːd)

Chroniques de France ou de St Denis, France (Paris), after 1332 and before 1350, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

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cāf-līce

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

cāf-līce, adv: quickly, hastily, stoutly, manfully, valiantly. (KAHV-lee-chuh / ˈkaːv-liː-tʃə)

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earn

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

earn, m.n: an eagle. (EH-arn / ˈɛaɹn)

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The eagle of Mark in the 7th-century Book of Durrow (fol. 84v), an illuminated manuscript gospel book in the Insular style.

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hyse

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

hyse, m.n: a young man, warrior. (HUH-zuh / ˈhɝ-zə)

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ge-gremian

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-gremian, wk.v: to irritate, provoke, excite, incense, inflame. (yeh-GREH-mi-yan / jɛ-ˈgɹɛ-mɪ-an)

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hræfn

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

hræfn, m.n: raven. (H’RAV-un / ˈhræ-vən)

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