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The third month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Solmath]] and [[Astron]], and approximately equivalent to modern March. In fact, it ran from modern 21 February to 22 March.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>
The third month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Solmath]] and [[Astron]], and approximately corresponding to modern [[21 February]] through [[22 March]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Months in the Shire Calendar
  1. Afteryule (January)
  2. Solmath (February)
  3. Rethe (March)
  4. Astron (April)
  5. Thrimidge (May)
  6. Forelithe (June)
  7. Afterlithe (July)
  8. Wedmath (August)
  9. Halimath (September)
  10. Winterfilth (October)
  11. Blotmath (November)
  12. Foreyule (December)

The third month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Solmath and Astron, and approximately corresponding to modern 21 February through 22 March.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for March, Hreþmōnaþ, meaning "rough-month".[2]

References