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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. | ;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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;murrain : Any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague. | ;murrain : Any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague. | ||
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;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. | ;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. | ||
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;right belief | ;right belief | ||
Revision as of 00:44, 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
- (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.
- 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
- welkin
- The arch or vault of heaven; the sky.
A Definition of Calendrical Terms
Online Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
WordNet
