sunn-stede

sunn-stede, m.n: a solstice. (SUNN-STED-uh / ˈsʌn-ˌstɛ-də)

A circular diagram in a medieval manuscript with concentric circles in red, nine circles labeled ‘sol’, with various arcs and lines labelled in Latin.
Diagram of the solstices and equinoxes; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73.3R. [art.thewalters.org]

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