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un-āblinnende

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-āblinnende, adj: unceasing. (UN-ah-BLIN-nen-duh / ˈʌn-aː-ˌblɪn-nɛn-də)

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mid-niht

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

mid-niht, f.n: midnight. (MID-NI’HT / ˈmɪd-ˌnɪxt)

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Medieval manuscript image of a bearded man in a cloak and turban, holding a book and gazing up at the stars at night.
Jonicus, the first astronomer, in World Chronicle; Germany (Regensburg), c. 1400-1410; Getty Museum, Ms. 33, f. 12r. [blogs.getty.edu]
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winter-setl

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

winter-setl, n.n: a place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters. (WIN-ter-SEH-tull / ˈwɪn-tɛr-ˌsɛ-təl)

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niht

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

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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ǣfen

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

ǣfen, m.n: evening. (AV-en / ˈæː-vɛn)

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fyrn

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fyrn, adj: long ago, ancient. (FUERN / ˈfyrn)

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geloten-dæg

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

geloten-dæg, m/f.n: early evening. (yeh-LOT-en-DAIE / jɛ-ˈlɔ-tɛn-ˌdæj)

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ofer-nōn

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ofer-nōn, f/n.n: afternoon or early evening. (OV-er-NOAN / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌnoːn)

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nōn

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

nōn, n.n: the ninth hour of the day, reckoned from sunrise, or about three o’clock in the afternoon. (NOAN / ˈnoːn)

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sunn-stede

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

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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