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un-āsecgendlīc

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

un-āsecgendlīc, adj: beyond the powers of language to describe, unspeakable, ineffable; not proper to tell, not to be told. (UN-ah-SEDGE-end-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌsɛdʒ-ɛnd-liːtʃ)

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endedæg

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

endedæg, m.n: last day, final day; day of death; Doomsday. (EN-duh-DAIE / ˈɛn-də-ˌdæj)

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ēðelīce

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēðelīce, adv: easily. (AY-thuh-LEE-chuh / ˈeː-θə-ˌliː-tʃə)

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bedd-clȳfa

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

bedd-clȳfa, m.n: a bed-chamber. (BED-KLUH-va / ˈbɛd-ˌklɝː-va)

Roman de la Rose. France (Paris?), c. 1380. British Library, Egerton 881, f. 141v. [bl.uk]

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el-reordig

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

el-reordig, adj: foreign, barbarous; uncivilized, barbarian. (el-REH-or-dih / ɛl-ˈɹɛɔɹ-dɪj)

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onbregdan

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

onbregdan, str.v: to move quickly; to move (oneself) quickly, to start (from sleep). (on-BREH-dahn / ɔn-ˈbɹɛj-dan)

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nēahmunt

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

nēahmunt, m.n: a neighbouring mountain. (NAY-ah-MUNT / ˈneːah-ˌmʌnt)

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ongitan

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

ongitan, str.v: to perceive, see, feel, know, find out, recognise. (on-YIH-tahn / ɔn-ˈjɪ-tan)

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cwic

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

cwic, adj: alive, quick. (KWITCH / ˈkwɪtʃ)

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sirutūn

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

sirutūn, m.n: a place for an ambush, lurking-place. (SIH-ruh-TOON / ˈsɪ-ɹʌ-ˌtuːn)

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