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'''Thrimidge''', often written as '''Thrimich''', is the fifth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Astron]] and [[Forelithe]], and approximately | '''Thrimidge''', often written as '''Thrimich''', is the fifth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], lying between [[Astron]] and [[Forelithe]], and approximately corresponding to modern [[22 April]] through [[21 May]].<ref name=cal>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
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Thrimidge, often written as Thrimich, is the fifth month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Astron and Forelithe, and approximately corresponding to modern 22 April through 21 May.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for May, þrimilce meaning "Three milk-givings".[2] As such, an archaic form of the name was Thrimilch.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227
