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Category Archives: time + seasons

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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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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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