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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.
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).
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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.
welkin 
The arch or vault of heaven; the sky.



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