wordlung

wordlung, f.n: (in a good sense) discourse, conversation; (in a bad sense) idle talk, babbling, chattering.

sēcan

sēcan, wk.v: to try to find, to look for, to search for. (SAY-kahn / ˈseː-kan)

eofor, m.n: wild boar. (EH-ov-or / ˈɛɔ-vɔr)

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fisca cynn, n: fish-kind. (FISK-ah KUEN / ˈfɪ-ska ˈkyn)

gange-wæfre, f.n: spider (walker-weaver). (GONG-guh-WAV-ruh / ˈgaŋ-gə-ˌwæv-rə)

hrȳþer, n.n: ox, cow. (H’RUE-ther / ˈhryː-θɛr)

læssa igil, n: hedgehog (smaller igil). (LASS-ah IH-yill / ˈlæs-sa ˈɪ-jɪl)

māra igil, n: porcupine (greater igil). (MA-ra IH-yill / ˈmaː-ra ˈɪ-jɪl)

heorot, m.n: male deer, hart, stag (occasionally also used of the female), perhaps the red deer specifically. (HEH-o-rot / ˈhɛɔ-rɔt)

gīw, m.n: griffin. (YEE-ew / ˈjiːw)

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