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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== | ==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> | 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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[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | [[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | ||
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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]
Etymology
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for March, Hreþmōnaþ, meaning "rough-month".[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 18 April 2024)
