Winterfilth
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Winterfilth or Wintring in Bree was the tenth month of the Shire Calendar, approximately equivalent to modern October (in fact running from 22 September to 21 October on a modern calendar).
Etymology
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for October, Winterfylleþ, meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon"[1]
The Bree name means "Wintry"[2]
See also
- Summerfilth - a fictitious month used proverbially
References
- ↑ Arden R. Smith, "The Shire month-names", Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim (accessed 17 April 2024)
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 228