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Category Archives: time + seasons

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hreð-mōnaþ

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

hreð-mōnaþ, m.n: March. (HRAITH-MO-nath / ˈhɹeːθ-ˌmoː-naθ)

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hlȳda

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

hlȳda, m.n: March. (HLUE-dah / ˈhlyː-da)

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sol-mōnaþ

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

sol-mōnaþ, m.n: February. (SOLL-MO-nath / ˈsɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

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prēowt-hwīl

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

prēowt-hwīl, f.n: time taken to close and open the eye, twinkling of an eye. (PRAY-owt-HWEEL / ˈpreːɔwt-ˌhwiːl)

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æfterra gēola

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

æfterra gēola, m.n: January (second Yule). (AV-teh-rah-YAY-ol-ah / ˈæv-tɛ-ra ˈjeːɔ-la)

Gesælig Niw Gear!

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winter-scūr

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

winter-scūr, m.n: a winter shower. (WIN-ter-SHOOR / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-ˌʃuːɹ)

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morgen-gebedtīd

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

morgen-gebedtīd, f.n: morning prayer-time. (MOR-gen-yeh-BED-teed / ˈmɔɹ–gɛn-jɛ-ˌbɛd-tiːd)

David in prayer, from a medieval Book of Hours. Northern France or Flanders, c. 1460-80.
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winter-dæg

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

winter-dæg, m.n: a winter day. (WIN-ter-DAIE / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ–ˌdæj)

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Image: Limbourg brothers, “Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Folio 2, verso February,” between 1412 and 1416. Musée Condé (Wikimedia).

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ærra gēola

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

ærra gēola, m.n: December (first Yule). (AER-ra-YAY-o-la / ˈæ-ra ˈjeːɔ-la)

news-manuscript-december
Liturgical calendar for December from Calvin College’s medieval manuscript.

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blōt-mōnaþ

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

blōt-mōnaþ, m.n: November (‘sacrifice-month’). (BLOAT-MO-nath / ˈbloːt-ˌmoː-naθ)

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