GLOSSARY

 dimmity - twilight, Devon

eawl-leet - twilight, North Lancashire

faoilleach - last 3 weeks winter, first 3 weeks spring, Gaelic

grimlins - night hours of midsummer when the half-light of dusk and dawn are so alike it is hard to say whether day is ending or beginning, Orkney

mirabilia - marvels, undefinable things