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dagian

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

dagian, wk.v: to dawn, to become day. (DA-yih-ahn / ˈda-jɪ-an)

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ēaster

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēaster, n.n: Easter. (AY-ah-ster / ˈeːa-stɛr)

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siððan

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

siððan, adv: afterwards, since. (SITH-ahn / ˈsɪ-θan)

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hancrēd

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

hancrēd, m.n: cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night. (HONK-RAID / ˈhank-ˌɹeːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a cock crowing and a man and woman watching.
Richard de Fournival’s Bestiaire d’Amour. France (Lorraine), early 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 308, f. 87v. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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cȳswuce

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

cȳswuce, f.n: (definition uncertain) possibly a time for fasting and purification at the beginning of Lent. (CHUEZ-WUCH-uh / ˈtʃyːz-ˌwʌ-tʃə)

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sunnandæg

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

sunnandæg, m.n: Sunday (sun-day). (SUH-nahn-DAIE / ˈsʌ-nan-ˌdæj)

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sæterndæg

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

sæterndæg, m.n: Saturday (Saturn’s day). (SAT-ern-DAIE / ˈsæ-tɛrn-ˌdæj)

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frigdæg

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

frigdæg, m.n: Friday (Frigg’s day). (FRIH-DAIE / ˈfrɪj-ˌdæj)

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þūresdæg

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

þūresdæg, m.n: Thursday (Thor’s day). (THOO-rez-DAIE / ˈθuː-rɛz-ˌdæj)

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wōdnesdæg

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Hana Videen

wōdnesdæg, m.n: Wednesday (Woden’s day). (WOAD-nez-DAIE / ˈwoːd-nɛz-ˌdæj)

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