ǣfen-repsung

ǣfen-repsung, f.n: nightfall. (AV-en-REP-sung / ˈæː-vɛn-ˌrɛp-sʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of two blue circles, one on top of the other, the bottom one dotted with gold stars; below is a figure haloed in a gold semi-circle.
Orbs of night and day and a personification of the setting sun in the Bristol Psalter; Constantinople, 11th century; British Library, Add MS 40731, f. 80v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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