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giūluling

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

giūluling, m.n: July. (YE-OO-luh-ling / ˈjɪuː-lʌ-lɪŋ)

julius
Detail of Julius Caesar on a calendar page for July. From the Bedford Hours, France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. See British Library blog post.
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æftera līða

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æftera līða, m.n: July (second līða). (AV-teh-rah LEE-tha / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈliː-θa)

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snūde

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

snūde, adv: at once, directly. (SNOO-duh / ˈsnuː-də)

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ærra līða

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

ærra līða, m.n: June (first līða). (AER-ra-LEE-tha / ˈæ-ra ˈliː-θa)

june
From the British Library Medieval Manuscipts blog: Calendar pages for June in the Hours of Joanna of Castile. Bruges. Between 1496 and 1506. MS Additional 18852, ff. 6v-7.
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sumer

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

sumer, m.n: summer. (SUM-er / ˈsʌ-mɛr)

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þrimilce-mōnaþ

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

þrimilce-mōnaþ, m.n: May (three-milkings-month). (THRI-mill-chuh-MO-nath / ˈθrɪ-mɪl-tʃə-ˌmoː-naθ)

milking
Detail of a miniature of woman milking a cow, who is licking its calf. England, S. (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library, MS Harley 4751, fol. 23. From The British Library.

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bēn-tīd

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

bēn-tīd, f.n: prayer-time, rogation-days, time for supplication. (BAIN-TEED / ˈbeːn-ˌtiːd)

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in-stæpes

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

in-stæpes, adv: at once, immediately. (in-STAE-puhs / ɪn-ˈstæ-pəs)

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ēaster-mōnaþ

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēaster-mōnaþ, m.n: April (Easter-month). (AY-ah-ster-MO-nath / ˈeːa-stɛr-ˌmoː-naθ)

april
Calendar pages for April. Hours of Joanna of Castile, Bruges, between 1496 and 1506. British Library, Additional 18852, ff. 4v-5. Read more about these images on The British Library’s medieval manuscripts blog.
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em-niht

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

em-niht, n.n: equal day and night, equinox. (EM-NI’HT / ˈɛm-ˌnɪht)

Diagram of the solstices and equinoxes. England, late twelfth century. Walters MS W.73, Cosmography.
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