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ǣfen-rima

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-rima, m.n: twilight. [Æ-ven-RIM-ah]

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winter-lǣcan

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-lǣcan, wk.v: to draw near to winter. [WIN-ter-LÆ-kahn]

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ǣr-morgen

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣr-morgen, m.n: early morning, daybreak. (AER-MOR-gen / ˈæːr-ˌmɔr–gɛn)

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undern

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

undern, m.n: the time between sunrise and midday, morning. (UN-dern / ˈʌn-dɛrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dragon’s blood. Read it on Patreon.

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glōmung

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

glōmung, f.n: twilight, gloaming. [GLO-mung]

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wil-dæg

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

wil-dæg, m.n: a welcome day. (WILL-DAIE / ˈwɪl-ˌdæj)

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ūht-wæcce

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Hana Videen

ūht-wæcce, f.n: a nightly vigil. (OO’HT-WAE-chuh / ˈuːxt-ˌwæ-tʃə)

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sunn-gihte

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

sunn-gihte, n.n: a solstice. (SUN-YI’H-tuh / ˈsʌn-ˌjɪx-tə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post shows how reading can ‘stir up’ your soul. Read it on Patreon.

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ge-swinc-dæg

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

ge-swinc-dæg, m.n: a labour-day, day of toil. (yeh-SWINCH-DAIE / jɛ-ˈswɪntʃ-ˌdæj)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Moses the warrior-prophet. Hear me read from the Old English Exodus poem on Patreon.

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aprēlis mōnaþ

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

aprēlis mōnaþ, m.n: the month of April. (AH-pray-lis-MO-noth / ˈa-pɹeː-lɪs-ˌmoː-naθ)

Calendar page for April with a bas-de-page scene of shepherds, from the Golf Book. Workshop of Simon Bening, Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1540. British Library, Additional MS 24098, f. 22r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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