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Nouns Flashcards

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anda

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m. malice, hostility

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adl

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m. sickness, disease

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aglæca

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m. monster, combatant, ‘the terrible one’

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andgit

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n. meaning, sense; intelligence, wisdom; sense (of the “five senses”)

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andsaca

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m. enemy, adversary; denier, apostate

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andwlita

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m. face, countenance; form, appearance

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anfloga

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m. solitary flier (precise meaning debated)

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angel

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m. hook

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anginn

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n. beginning

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anhaga

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m. solitary one, one who dwells alone

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anlicnes

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f. image, picture

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ar

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f. 1) copper, 2) honor, favor, mercy, prosperity, 3) oar, 4) messenger, angel, herald, missionary

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anwealda

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m. ruler, Lord

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attor

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n. venom

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aþ

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m. oath

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awiht

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(prn). anything

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æ

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f. law; marriage

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æcer

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m. cultivated field

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æfen

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m. evening

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æht

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f. possessions, property; livestock

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æl

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m. eel

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ærende

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n. message

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ærgewinn

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n. ancient hostility

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æsc

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m. ash tree, spear

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æscplega

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m. spear-fight, battle

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æstel

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m. pointer used to keep location in a text

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æþeling

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m. prince, noble

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æþelo

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n. origin, descent, noble lineage

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bana

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m. slayer

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banhus

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n. body (lit. bone-house)

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banloca

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m. ‘bone-enclosure’ ?muscles, ?body

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bar

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m. boar

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bat

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m. boat

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bæc

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n. back

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bæcere

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m. baker

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bæl

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n. fire, funeral pyre

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bæþ

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n. bath

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beacen

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m. beacon, sign

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beadu

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m. battle

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beadurinc

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m. warrior

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beag

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m. circular ornament worn around the neck; ring, arm-ring, bracelet

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beaggyfa

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m. ring-giver, lord

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beaggyfu

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f. ring-giving, generosity

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beaghord

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n. ring-hoard, treasure

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bealdor

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m. lord

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bealu

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n. misery, harm, enmity, injury

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bealusiþ

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m. painful journey, bitter experience

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beam

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m. tree, cross

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bearm

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m. bosom, lap

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bearn

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n. child, son

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bearu

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m. grove

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gebed

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n. prayer

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benc

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f. bench

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benn

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f. wound

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beor

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n. beer

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beorg

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m. hill, mound, mountain

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beorn

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m. man, warrior

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gebeorscipe

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m. beer party

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beot

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n. vow, boast

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bigong

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m. worship

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bill

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n. sword

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bisgu (bisigu)

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f. occupation

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blæd

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m. glory

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blod

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n. blood

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boc

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f. book

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bolster

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f. pillow

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bricg

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f. bridge

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brim

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n. sea

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broga

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n. terror, danger

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broþor

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m. brother

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brytta

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m. distributor, one who hands out

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burh

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f. stronghold, enclosure

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bysmor

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m. disgrace, mockery

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casere

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m. emporer

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ceaster

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f. town

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cempa

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m. warrior

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cicen

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n. chicken

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cirice (chiriche)

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f. church

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cniht

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m. boy, youth; male of high official ranking, below a baron, having worked with a squire or page beforehand

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cwen

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f. queen, woman

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cyning

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m. king

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cyse

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m. cheese

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dæd

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m. deed

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dæg

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day

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dæl

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m. part, portion; (with long diphthong) dale, valley

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dema

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m. judge

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deofol

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m/n. devil

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deor

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n. wild animal

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dom

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m. judgment

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dream

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m. joy, delight

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dreor

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m/n. dripping blood

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drihten

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m. the Lord

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duguþ

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f. group of seasoned retainers, trained men; prosperity, benefit

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duru

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f. door

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gedwyld

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n. heresy, error; wandering; mistakenness

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ea

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f. river

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ealdor

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m. leader, prince; n. life, age

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eallwealda

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m. all-ruler, the Lord

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earfoþ

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n. work, hardship

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ecg

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f. edge, sword

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ege

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m. fear

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ellen

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n. courage, strength

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(e/)angel

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m. angel

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ent

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m. giant

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eorl

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m. nobleman

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feax

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n. hair

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feond

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m. enemy

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feorh

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n. life, principles of life; soul, spirit; person, living being

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ferhþ

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m. spirit, mind

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folde

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f. earth, ground

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folme

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f. hand

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forst

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m. frost

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frætwe

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f. ornaments

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frea

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m. lord

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friþ

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m. peace, refuge, sanctuary

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frofor

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f. consolation

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fruma

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m. beginning, origin; originator, creator, inventor; ruler, lord

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fugol

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n. bird

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fultum

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m. help, support; Latin fultus

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fyr

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n. fire

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fyren

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f. crime, wickedness

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giedd

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n. riddle, word, speech

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gioguþ

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f. youth, young people

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god

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m. God

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griþ

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n. truce, peace

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guma

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m. man

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guþ

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f. battle, war

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gylp

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m. pride, boast

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ham

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m. home, house; village, community; estate, farm, property

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Hælend

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m. Saviour

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hæleþ

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heafod

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hearh

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m. heathen-shrine

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helm

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m. helmet, protection, covering

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heorot

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m. deer, stag

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here

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hild

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hlaf

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hlaford

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hlæw

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n. mound, barrow

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hleo

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n. protection, shelter

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holt

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n. wood, forest

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hord

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hund

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m. dog, hound

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hus

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hyge

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m. mind, heart, courage

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hyhte

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m. bliss, hope

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hyrde

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m. guardian, keeper

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hyse

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m. warrior

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ides

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f. lady, virgin, maiden

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isen

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lac

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n. play, sacrifice, offering; message, battle, strife

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laf

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f. remnant, what remains

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lagu

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lar

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f. teaching, lesson; advice, counsel

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leax

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leode

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people (of a country); men

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leoht

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leoþ

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n. song, poem, poetry

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lic, lichama

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lif

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lind

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f. shield (i.e., made from linden wood); lime, linden

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lof

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lufu

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luft

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f. air, sky, breeze

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mæg

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m. kinsman

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mægþ

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mearc

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f. boundary, region, border

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mece

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meodo

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meotod

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m. creator, originator; God

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mere

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m. pool, lake

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middangeard

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m. world, middle-earth

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miht

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mod

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n. spirit, courage, mind

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mona

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morþor

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n. crime, violent, torment

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mund

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f. hand, protection

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gemynd

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n. mind, remembrance

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mynster

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n. monastery, church

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nædre

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f. snake, serpent

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næss

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n. headland, bluff

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niþ

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m. hatred, malice, trouble

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nytt,

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f. use, utility

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ofermod

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n. pride, arrogance

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ord

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n. point, spear, vanguard; point of origin, beginning

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pæþ

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penig

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preost

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rand

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m. shield, shield-boss

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ræd

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m. advice, decision; judgment, reason

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gereord

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n. speech, voice

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rice

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n. kingdom

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rinc

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m. man, warrior

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rod

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f. rood, cross

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rodor

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m. sky, heaven

197
Q

run

A

f. secret meditation

198
Q

sacu

A

f. battle, dispute, strife, contention; crime, sin

199
Q

sawol

200
Q

sæ

201
Q

sceadu

202
Q

scealc

A

m. man, warrior

203
Q

sceat

A

m. surface, region

204
Q

sceatt

A

m. money, payment

205
Q

seċġ

A

m. man,warrior

206
Q

sefa

207
Q

sele

A

m. house, hall

208
Q

sibb

A

f. peace; kinship

209
Q

sige

A

m. victory

210
Q

sinc

A

n. treasure

211
Q

siþ

A

m. journey, lot, venture

212
Q

sorg

A

f. sorrow, grief

213
Q

sped

A

f. success, quickness

214
Q

spell

A

n. story, message

215
Q

stefn

216
Q

stow

217
Q

stræl

A

m/f. arrow

218
Q

sunne

219
Q

swefn

A

n. dream
* Note: “To have a dream” was expressed with mǣtan (“to dream”), not habban (“to have”): Ġiestran niht mē mǣtte swefn þæt iċ wǣre fram wulfe forswolgen (“Last night I had [lit. dreamed] a dream that I was devoured by a wolf”).”

220
Q

symbel

221
Q

syn

A

f. crime, sin

222
Q

tid

223
Q

tir

224
Q

treow

A

n. tree; f. trust, loyalty

225
Q

tun

A

m. town, village

226
Q

tungol

A

n. star; celestial body, heavenly body; constellation

227
Q

tweo

A

m. doubt, uncertainty

228
Q

þeaw

A

m. habit, practice; (plural) customs, virtue

229
Q

theod

A

f. people, nation

230
Q

geþeode

A

f. language

231
Q

þeow

A

m. slave, servant

232
Q

þrym

233
Q

uhta

A

m/f. period of time right before dawn

234
Q

wæl

A

m.slaughter, carnage

235
Q

wæstm

A

m. fruit; growth, produce; fruit (of the body, i.e. progeny); produce of money through money, i.e. usury

236
Q

wealdend

A

m. ruler,lord

237
Q

weard

A

m. guardian

238
Q

wen

A

f. expectation, hope

239
Q

wer

240
Q

werod

A

n. troop,army

241
Q

wic

A

n. abode, village (cf. Latin ‘vicus’)

242
Q

wig

A

n. war, battle

243
Q

gewinn

A

n. battle, war, strife

244
Q

geset

A

n. habitation, settlement

245
Q

geoc

246
Q

spor

247
Q

wīte

A

n. punishment

248
Q

lim

249
Q

fæt

A

n. vessel (vat)

250
Q

cwalu

251
Q

ðearf

252
Q

fōr

A

f. journey

253
Q

costnung

A

f. temptation

254
Q

ðæt gefylce [folc]

A

n. troop, division

255
Q

ðæt lǫnd (land)

256
Q

sēo mīl

257
Q

sēo mīl

A

f. victory

258
Q

ðæt swīn (swȳn)

A

n. boar, swine

259
Q

wēste

260
Q

ðæt gefeoht

A

n. fight, battle

261
Q

sēo geręcednes

A

f. narration

262
Q

ðæt gesceap

A

n. creation

263
Q

sēo hęrgung

A

f. harrying, plundering

264
Q

sē medu

265
Q

sē munuc

266
Q

sēo mȳre

267
Q

spēdig

268
Q

sēo tīd

269
Q

sēo ǣht

A

f. property, possession; livestock

270
Q

aweg

271
Q

sēo fierd

A

f. English army

272
Q

sē here

A

m. Danish army

273
Q

on gehwæðre hond

A

on both sides

274
Q

sēo sprǣc

A

f. speech, language

275
Q

tō rīce fōn

A

to come to the throne

276
Q

ðæt wæl

A

n. slaughter, carnage

277
Q

sē wælsliht

A

m. slaughter, carnage

278
Q

ðæt wildor

A

n. wild beast, reindeer

279
Q

sē wīngeard

A

m. vineyard

280
Q

sē weall

281
Q

se dag

282
Q

seo glēd

A

f. burning or live coal; ember; fire; spark

283
Q

lēod

A

m. man; fellow-countryman; chief, prince, king

284
Q

īeg

285
Q

lāc

A

f., n. play, sport; strife, battle; sacrifice, offering; gift, present; booty; message

286
Q

wer

A

m. man; husband

287
Q

wēn

A

f. hope, expectation

288
Q

wīdlāst

A

f. long journey, expedition

289
Q

þrēat

A

m. band of men, army, crowd; violence, cruelty

290
Q

bōg

291
Q

giedd

A

n. song, poem, tale

292
Q

seldcyme

A

m. seldom comings

293
Q

lāð

A

n. pain, harm, injury, misfortune

294
Q

hwelp

A

m. cub, young animal

295
Q

weder

A

m. weather (often good weather, though cf. Wulf and Eadwacen)

296
Q

wynn

A

f. joy, pleasure

297
Q

wudu

A

m. wood, forest

298
Q

treocyn

A

m. type of tree

299
Q

tūdor

A

n. offspring, fruit

300
Q

bāt

301
Q

mōdġeþanc

A

m. thought, conception, purpose

302
Q

ōr

A

n. beginning, origin

303
Q

hrōf

304
Q

Scyppend

A

m. Creator

305
Q

weard

A

m. guardian

306
Q

endebyrdness

A

f. order, series

307
Q

fīras

308
Q

lof

309
Q

wilsumnesse

A

f. devotion

310
Q

rōdetācn

A

n. sign of the cross

311
Q

wegnest

A

n. journey-food

312
Q

ingong

A

m. entrance, entering

313
Q

abbudisse

314
Q

lēoþsang

A

m. song, poem, poetry

315
Q

lēasung

A

f. falsehood

316
Q

hyse

A

m. young man

Old English (34 decks)

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