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'''Blotmath''' (pronounced Blodmath or Blommath) was the eleventh month of the [[Shire Calendar]], approximately corresponding to modern [[22 October]] through [[20 November]]. It was called [[Blooting]] in [[Bree]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | '''Blotmath''' (pronounced Blodmath or Blommath) was the eleventh month of the [[Shire Calendar]], approximately corresponding to modern [[22 October]] through [[20 November]]. It was called [[Blooting]] in [[Bree]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
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The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernisation]] of the [[Old English]] name for November, ''[[wiktionary:Blotmonað |Blotmonað ]]'', meaning "blood-month".<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=November|articlename=Origin and meaning of november by Online Etymology Dictionary|author=Douglas Harper|website=[https://www.etymonline.com/ Online Etymology Dictionary]}}</ref> | |||
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Blotmath (pronounced Blodmath or Blommath) was the eleventh month of the Shire Calendar, approximately corresponding to modern 22 October through 20 November. It was called Blooting in Bree.[1]
Etymology
The name represents a modernisation of the Old English name for November, Blotmonað , meaning "blood-month".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Douglas Harper, "Origin and meaning of november by Online Etymology Dictionary", Online Etymology Dictionary (accessed 19 April 2024)
