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Euchologion
A prayer-book. Greek euche, prayer + log; legein, to say. Also euchologue, euchology. Used in the 17th and 18th centuries; the first form, mainly in reference to the Greek Church. John Lingard in his study (1844) of THE ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH refers to the liturgical and euchological forms of her worship. Hence also euctical, relating to prayer; supplicatory.
Ughten
The dusk just before dawn. Also ughtentide, ughtening, the dawning. The ughten-song, uhtsong, was the religious service just before daybreak; matins. John Lingard in his study of THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE (1844) stated that the nightsong . . . was frequently joined with the uhtsong; Juliet protested it was the nightingale and not the lark.
