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gesweotulung-dæg

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

gesweotulung-dæg, m.n: Epiphany (lit. ‘showing/manifesting-day’). (yeh-SWEH-oh-tuh-lung-DAIE / jɛ-ˈswɛɔ-tʌ-lʌŋ-ˌdæj)

In a medieval manuscript three kings visit Mary and baby Jesus bearing gifts. One king kneels before the mother and child, while the other two wait their turn and converse. An angel with a long staff stands behind Mary.
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]
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han-crēd

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

han-crēd, m.n: cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night. (HAHN-kraid / ˈhan-kreːd)

Drawing of a rooster in red pigment in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Biblia sacra, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 320, f. 208v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hwīlwend-līc

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwīlwend-līc, adj: temporary, lasting only for a time, not eternal. (H’WEEL-wend-leech / ˈhwiːl-wɛnd-liːtʃ)

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gefyrn-gewiten

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

gefyrn-gewiten, adj: long-past. (yeh-VUERN-yeh-WIT-en / jɛ-ˈvyrn-jɛ-ˌwɪ-tɛn)

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ēce

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēce, adj: perpetual, eternal. (AY-chuh / ˈeː-tʃə)

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ǣfen-repsung

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-repsung, f.n: nightfall. (AV-en-REP-sung / ˈæː-vɛn-ˌrɛp-sʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of two blue circles, one on top of the other, the bottom one dotted with gold stars; below is a figure haloed in a gold semi-circle.
Orbs of night and day and a personification of the setting sun in the Bristol Psalter; Constantinople, 11th century; British Library, Add MS 40731, f. 80v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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oht-rīp

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

oht-rīp, n.n: harvest. (O’HT-REEP / ˈɔxt-ˌriːp)

Medieval manuscript image of three men harvesting grain with reaping-hooks while another man supervises.
Queen Mary’s Psalter; England, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 78v. [themedievalbrayproject.wicklowheritage.org]
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ende-dæg

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

ende-dæg, m.n: last day, final day; day of death; Doomsday. (EN-duh-DAIE / ˈɛn-də-ˌdæj)

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ende-mann

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

ende-mann, m.n: person of this day, i.e. living in the last age of the world (‘end-person’). (EN-duh-MAHN / ˈɛn-də-ˌman)

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and-weardnes

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

and-weardnes, f.n: presence, presentness, present time. (OND-WEH-ard-ness / ˈand-ˌwɛard-nɛs)

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