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;sheriff (scír3eréfa) : a high officer, the representative of the royal authority, who presided in the shire-moot, and was responsible for the administration of the royal demesne and the execution of the law. | ;sheriff (scír3eréfa) : a high officer, the representative of the royal authority, who presided in the shire-moot, and was responsible for the administration of the royal demesne and the execution of the law. | ||
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- alderman
- (sometimes aldormann or ealdorman) The title of one exercising authority under the king over a former kingdom, a district, or county; later supplanted by the term earl.
- All Saints
- A celebration instituted to honour all the saints; celebrated November 1.
- 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
- (sometimes Purification of the Blessed Virgin) Marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season; celebrated February 2.
- cock-crowing
- The time when the rooster crows, or pre-dawn.
- dawn
- The time of the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
- 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.
- midsummer
- Originally the day of the summer solstice, traditionally celebrated on June 24.
- mid-winter
- The middle of winter, traditionally accepted to be Christmas Day (December 25).
- murrain
- Any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague.
- 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
- Fine or rich cloth as used for the robes of persons of high rank; a cloth used on or at the altar, for any of various purposes.
- pound
- An English money of account (originally, a pound weight of silver).
- right belief
- St. Augustine's mass ; celebrated on May 26.
- Seven Sleepers
- a feast day observed for the Saints "Maximianus, Malchus, Martinianus, Dionysius, Joannes, Serapion, and Constantinus" on July 27.
- sheriff (scír3eréfa)
- a high officer, the representative of the royal authority, who presided in the shire-moot, and was responsible for the administration of the royal demesne and the execution of the law.
- twelfth-day
- The twelfth day after Christmas on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated; formerly observed as the closing day of the Christmas festivities; the sixth of January.
- welkin
- The arch or vault of heaven; the sky.
A Definition of Calendrical Terms
Online Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
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