morgen-torht

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morgen-torht, adj: bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun). (MOR-gen-TOR’HT / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌtɔrxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a tree with a glowing orange sun in its branches; beneath it are three people, two of whom clasp their hands together before them.
Roman d’Alexandre; France (Paris), 1330-c. 1340; British Library, Royal MS 19 D I, f. 32r. [bl.uk]

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