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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.
lidwiccian
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.
pounds
right belief
welkin 
The arch or vault of heaven; the sky.



A Definition of Calendrical Terms
Online Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
WordNet