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'''Thrimidge''' is the fifth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Astron]] and [[Forelithe]], and approximately equivalent to modern May. In fact, it ran from modern 22 April to 21 May. | '''Thrimidge''' is the fifth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Astron]] and [[Forelithe]], and approximately equivalent to modern May. In fact, it ran from modern 22 April to 21 May. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for May, ''[[wiktionary:þrimilce|þrimilce]]'' meaning "Three milk-givings".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of Names, p. | The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for May, ''[[wiktionary:þrimilce|þrimilce]]'' meaning "Three milk-givings".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of Names, p. 227</ref> | ||
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Thrimidge is the fifth month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Astron and Forelithe, and approximately equivalent to modern May. In fact, it ran from modern 22 April to 21 May.
Etymology
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for May, þrimilce meaning "Three milk-givings".[1]
References
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227
