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'''Forelithe''' was the sixth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Thrimidge]] and the midsummer | '''Forelithe''', or '''[[Lithe]]''' in [[Bree]], was the sixth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Thrimidge]] and the midsummer [[Lithedays]], and approximately corresponding to modern [[22 May]] through [[20 June]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for June, ''[[wiktionary:ærra liþa|Æ'rra Líþa]]'' meaning "before lithe".<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_smn.html|articlename=The Shire month-names|author=[[Arden R. Smith]]|website=[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim]}}</ref> | |||
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Forelithe, or Lithe in Bree, was the sixth month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Thrimidge and the midsummer Lithedays, and approximately corresponding to modern 22 May through 20 June.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for June, Æ'rra Líþa meaning "before lithe".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Arden R. Smith, "The Shire month-names", Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim (accessed 19 April 2024)
