ānunga

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

ānunga, adv: at once, immediately, forthwith; in a short time, quickly; (with intensive force) certainly, indeed. (AH-nung-ga / ˈaː-nʌŋ-ga)

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dæg

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg, m.n: day; person’s lifetime; name of the D-rune ᛞ. (DAIE / ˈdæj)

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ēfstan

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

ēfstan, wk.v: to hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quick. (AYV-stahn / ˈeːv-stan)

ende

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

ende, n: end. (EN-duh / ˈɛn-də)

Writing in a medieval manuscript; the text ends with the word FINIT and a wavy line drawn below. — End of *De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii*, Book IV. S England (Abingdon?), late 10th-early 11th century. British Library, Harley MS 3826, f. 149r. [bl.uk]

mid-winter

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

mid-winter, m.n: mid-winter, Christmas. (MID-WIN-ter / ˈmɪd-ˌwɪn-təɹ)

Medieval manuscript page showing a block of Latin text beside a sequence of images: 1, an angel addressing two shepherds; 2, a haloed pregnant woman reclined with a haloed man sitting nearby; 3, a haloed man, donkey and ox all looking at a haloed baby. — Boulogne Gospels. N France (monastery of Saint-Bertin), late 10th century. Boulogne-sur-mer, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 11, f. 12r. [enluminures.culture.fr]

swīg-tīma

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

swīg-tīma, m.n: a time of silence. (SWEE-TEE-ma / ˈswiːj-ˌtiː-ma)

first-mearc

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

first-mearc, m/f.n: an interval of time. (FIRST-MEH-ark / ˈfɪɹst-ˌmɛaɹk)

wic-dæg

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

wic-dæg, m.n: a day of the week; a week-day, a day on which business may be done. (WICK-DAEY / ˈwɪk-ˌdæj)

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rīp-tīma

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

rīp-tīma, m.n: harvest time. (REEP-TEE-ma / ˈɹiːp-ˌtiː-ma)

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Medieval manuscript image of two men carrying bundles of grain. — Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 173r. [bl.uk]

hærfest-wǣta

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

hærfest-wǣta, m.n: autumnal wet. (HAR-vest-WAT-ah / ˈhær-vɛst-ˌwæː-ta)

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