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sumer-lǣcan

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

sumer-lǣcan, wk.v: to draw near to summer. (SUM-er-LACK-ahn / ˈsʌ-mɛr-ˌlæː-kan)

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lencten-ādl

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

lencten-ādl, f.n: ‘spring-disease’, fever. (LENK-ten-AH-dull / ˈlɛnk-tɛn-ˌaː-dəl)

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lencten-eorþe

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

lencten-eorþe, f.n: earth or ground ploughed in the spring. (LENK-ten-EH-or-thuh / ˈlɛnk-tɛn-ˌɛɔr-θə)

Latin writing in a medieval manuscript, beneath which is an illustration of two pairs of yoked oxen pulling a plough, which is being guided by a man with a rather cross expression on his face; another man holds a long whip over the wide-eyed cattle.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 170r. [bl.uk]
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fæsten-dæg

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

fæsten-dæg, m.n: fast-day, day appointed for fasting. (FASS-ten-DAIE / ˈfæ-stɛn-ˌdæj)

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morgen-wacian

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

morgen-wacian, wk.v: to get up early in the morning. (MOR-gen-WAHK-i-an / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌwa-kɪ-an)

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ēaster-dæg

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

ēaster-dæg, m.n: Easter-day. (AY-ah-ster-DAIE / ˈeːa-stɛr-ˌdæj)

Medieval manuscript image of the lower half of a person’s body visible in the sky above, with the upper half disappearing into the clouds; on either side below are groups of men who gaze upwards at the miracle.
Christ ascending to heaven in the Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), c. 1050; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [bl.uk]
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færeld-frēols

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-frēols, m.n: the passover feast. (FAER-eld-FRAY-olz / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌfreːɔlz)

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palm-wicu

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

palm-wicu, n: the week which begins with Palm Sunday. (PALM-WICK-uh / ˈpalm-ˌwɪ-kʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ nearing the gate to a city on a donkey; outside the gate people are laying down cloaks and branches of trees.
Gospels of St Augustine; Italy, late 6th century; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 286, f. 125r. [parker.stanford.edu]
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sīþ-dagas

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

sīþ-dagas, pl.m.n: latter days, later times. (SEETH-DA-gahs / ˈsiːθ-ˌda-gas)

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morgen-torht

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

morgen-torht, adj: bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun). (MOR-gen-TOR’HT / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌtɔrxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a tree with a glowing orange sun in its branches; beneath it are three people, two of whom clasp their hands together before them.
Roman d’Alexandre; France (Paris), 1330-c. 1340; British Library, Royal MS 19 D I, f. 32r. [bl.uk]
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