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Category Archives: time + seasons

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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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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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