Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

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;All Saints
 
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;alms : Money or goods collected for the poor; charity.
 
;alms : Money or goods collected for the poor; charity.
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;calends : (sometimes ''kalends'') The first day of the month in the Roman calendar; originally the day of the new moon.
 
;calends : (sometimes ''kalends'') The first day of the month in the Roman calendar; originally the day of the new moon.
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;candlemas
 
;candlemas
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;cock-crowing
 
;cock-crowing
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;dawn
 
;dawn
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;etheling (eðeling) : (sometimes ''atheling'') Generally used to designate anyone of noble birth; often used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to denote royalty from Wessex.
 
;etheling (eðeling) : (sometimes ''atheling'') Generally used to designate anyone of noble birth; often used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to denote royalty from Wessex.
;ides
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;ides : Originally the day of the full moon in the Roman calendar, later became the 15th of March, May, July & October and the 13th day in other months.
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;lidwiccian
 
;lidwiccian
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;murrain
 
;murrain
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;nones : The ninth day before Ides in the Roman calendar; the 7th of March, May, July and October and the 5th of other months.
 
;nones : The ninth day before Ides in the Roman calendar; the 7th of March, May, July and October and the 5th of other months.
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;pall
 
;pall
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;pounds
 
;pounds
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;right belief
 
;right belief
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;welkin
 
;welkin
  

Revision as of 00:08, 13 February 2007

All Saints
alms 
Money or goods collected for the poor; charity.
calends 
(sometimes kalends) The first day of the month in the Roman calendar; originally the day of the new moon.
candlemas
cock-crowing
dawn
etheling (eðeling) 
(sometimes atheling) Generally used to designate anyone of noble birth; often used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to denote royalty from Wessex.
ides 
Originally the day of the full moon in the Roman calendar, later became the 15th of March, May, July & October and the 13th day in other months.
lidwiccian
murrain
nones 
The ninth day before Ides in the Roman calendar; the 7th of March, May, July and October and the 5th of other months.
pall
pounds
right belief
welkin



A Definition of Calendrical Terms