Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
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− | ;All Saints | + | ;All Saints<p> |
− | ;alms : Money or goods collected for the poor; charity. | + | ;alms : Money or goods collected for the poor; charity.<p> |
− | ;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.<p> |
− | ;candlemas | + | ;candlemas<p> |
− | ;cock-crowing | + | ;cock-crowing<p> |
− | ;dawn | + | ;dawn<p> |
− | ;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.<p> |
− | ;ides | + | ;ides<p> |
− | ;lidwiccian | + | ;lidwiccian<p> |
− | ;murrain | + | ;murrain<p> |
− | ;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.<p> |
− | ;pall | + | ;pall<p> |
− | ;pounds | + | ;pounds<p> |
− | ;right belief | + | ;right belief<p> |
− | ;welkin | + | ;welkin<p> |
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[http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk/highdown/pupil/time/calendars/terms.html A Definition of Calendrical Terms] | [http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk/highdown/pupil/time/calendars/terms.html A Definition of Calendrical Terms] |
Revision as of 00:03, 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
- 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