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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. | + | 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> |
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for March, ''[[wiktionary:hreþmonaþ|Hreþmōnaþ]]'', meaning "rough-month".<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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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.[1]
[edit] Etymology
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for March, Hreþmōnaþ, meaning "rough-month".[2]
[edit] 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 25 May 2013)