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fyrn

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fyrn, adj: long ago, ancient. (FUERN / ˈfyrn)

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geloten-dæg

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

geloten-dæg, m/f.n: early evening. (yeh-LOT-en-DAIE / jɛ-ˈlɔ-tɛn-ˌdæj)

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ofer-nōn

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ofer-nōn, f/n.n: afternoon or early evening. (OV-er-NOAN / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌnoːn)

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nōn

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

nōn, n.n: the ninth hour of the day, reckoned from sunrise, or about three o’clock in the afternoon. (NOAN / ˈnoːn)

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sunn-stede

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

sunn-stede, m.n: a solstice. (SUNN-STED-uh / ˈsʌn-ˌstɛ-də)

A circular diagram in a medieval manuscript with concentric circles in red, nine circles labeled ‘sol’, with various arcs and lines labelled in Latin.
Diagram of the solstices and equinoxes; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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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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