hyht

hyht, m.n: hope, joyous expectation, joy. (HUE’HT / ˈhyxt)

For the new year…

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Calendar page for January in the Hours of Yolande of Flanders. France (Paris), 1353-1363. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 27, f. 1r. [bl.uk]

a-cennan

a-cennan, wk.v: to bring forth, produce, beget, renew. (ah-CHEH-nahn / a-ˈtʃɛ-nan)

Crist wæs acennyd. Christ was born.

Nativity scene from the Stowe Breviary. England, E. (Norwich), between 1322 and 1325. British Library, Stowe 12, f. 16v. [bl.uk]