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hærfestlīc

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

hærfestlīc, adj: autumnal. (HAR-vest-leech / ˈhæɹ-vɛst-liːt͡ʃ)

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Medieval manuscript image of orange and green leaves growing from a curving branch or vine.
Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 59r. [bl.uk]
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lang-twidig

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

lang-twidig, adj: granted for a long time. (LAHNG-TWIH-dee / ˈlaŋ-ˌtwɪ-dɪj)

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bōt-dæg

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōt-dæg, m.n: day for atonement or penance. (BOAT-DAEY / ˈboːt-ˌdæj)

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rīp-tīma

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

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

Medieval manuscript illustration of king sitting on a cloud with a sickle and the same king using the sickle to harvest grain, which an angel is pointing to.
Harvest of the Earth in the Getty Apocalypse. England (London?), c. 1255-1260. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig III 1, f. 29r. [getty.edu]
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sumer-lang

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

sumer-lang, adj: long as in summer, epithet of a day. (SUM-er-LAHNG / ˈsʌ-mɛr-ˌlaŋ)

Dante Alighieri’s Divina Commedia. N Italy, 1440s. British Library, Yates Thompson 36, f. 146r. [bl.uk]
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ūht

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

ūht, m.n: the time just before daybreak. (OO’HT / ˈuːxt)

Today’s word is from Taart. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Book of the Queen. France (Paris), c. 1410-1414. British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 189v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ēaster-ge-wuna

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

ēaster-ge-wuna, m.n: Easter custom, rite, or ritual. (AY-ah-stair-yeh-WUN-ah)

Feasting in the month of April. England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 4v. [bl.uk]

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gebed-giht

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

gebed-giht, f.n: bedtime. (yeh-BED-yih’t)

Prose Roman d’Alexandre. France (Paris), 1333-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 19 D I, f. 4v. [bl.uk]

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ge-lōme

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-lōme, adv: often, frequently, continually, repeatedly. (yeh-LO-meh)

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mǣl-gesceaft

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

mǣl-gesceaft, f.n: that which happens at its appointed time in accordance with the decrees of fate. (MAL-yeh-SHAY-oft)

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