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sumer-hǣte

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

sumer-hǣte, f.n: summer heat. (SUM-er-HAT-uh / ˈsʌ-mɛr-ˌhæː-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a golden sun with fifteen curling rays and a face with a grumpy-looking expression.
Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 15th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 49v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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wræc-hwīl

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

wræc-hwīl, f.n: period of misery or exile. (WRACK-HWEEL / ˈwræk-ˌhwiːl)

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ealling

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ealling, adv: always. (EH-all-ling / ˈɛal-lɪŋ)

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þræc-hwīl

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

þræc-hwīl, f.n: time of suffering, hard time. (THRACK-HWEEL / ˈθræk-ˌhwiːl)

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cristesmæsse-dæg

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristesmæsse-dæg, m.n: Christmas Day. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-DAIE / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌdæj)

Medieval manuscript image of a reclining haloed woman gesturing towards a baby in a manger; a cow and a donkey lean over the baby with their tongues sticking out, as if to lick him; an eight-pointed star shape hovers above the baby, and above the star shape is an angel with hands outstretched.
St Albans Psalter; England (St Albans), 1130; Hildesheim, Dombibliothek, MS St Godehard 1, p. 21. [albani-psalter.de]
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cristesmæsse-niht

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristesmæsse-niht, f.n: Christmas Eve. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-NI’HT / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌnɪxt)

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ilding

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

ilding, f.n: delay, putting off, deferring, prolonging. (ILL-ding / ˈɪl-dɪŋ)

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middel-niht

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

middel-niht, f.n: midnight. (MID-dell-NI’HT / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌnɪxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a dark blue sky with a crescent moon and circular stars in gold.
Northern French Miscellany, 1277-1286; British Library, Additional 11639, f. 517r. [bl.uk]
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arodlīce

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

arodlīce, adv: quickly, perhaps ‘eagerly, urgently’. (AH-rod-lee-chuh / ˈa-rɔd-liː-tʃə)

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undern-rest

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

undern-rest, f.n: rest in the morning. (UN-dern-REST / ˈʌn-dɛrn-ˌrɛst)

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