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niht, f.n: night (as opposed to day); night, darkness (as opposed to light); a unit of measurement (instead of counting days). (NI’HT / ˈnɪxt)

Medieval manuscript illustration of the moon against a night sky; the moon a solemn, human-like face in dark blue off-centre against a lighter-coloured circle.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, c. 1450-1470; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 49v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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