[gothic-l] FW: Skeireins Question ?

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>From: Lorraine Wolsey <emeskye at TELUSPLANET.NET>
>Reply-To: "Forum for Composition in Old English
>(Moderated)"<ENGLISC at morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 17:09:08 -0230
>To: ENGLISC at morgan.ucs.mun.ca
>
>I am looking for the months of the year and  days of the week, as well as
>the names of common festivals and holidays.
>Thanks, Lorraine


This question appears to be from an Old English list.  Is the information
requested Anglo-Saxon or Gothic?  If Gothic, the following is according to
my own usage (and with more than a little thanks to David Salo):

Month names:

*Aftuma Jiuleis (sm) December-January "Following Yule"
*Sulaménóþs (m) January-February "Plough Month"
*Hroþiménóþs (m) February-March "Glorious Month"
*Austroménóþs (m) March-April "Easter-Month"
*Þrimilukeis (sm) April-May "Three Milkings"
*Fruma Leiþa (wm) May-June "Former Lithe"
*Aftuma Leiþa (wm) June-July "Following Lithe"
*Wiudaménóþs (m) July-August "Weed Month"
*Hailagaménóþs (m) August-September "Holy Month"
*Wintrufulleiþs (m) September-October "Winter Full-Moon"
*Blótaménóþs (m) October-November "Sacrifice Month"
*Fruma Jiuleis (sm) November-December "Former Yule"

Day Names:

*Nairþausdags (sm) Saturday
*Sauiladags (sm) Sunday
*Ménadags (sm) Monday
*Teiwisdags (sm) Tuesday
*Wódanisdags (sm) Wednesday
*Þunrisdags (sm) Thursday
*Friddjadags (sm) Friday

Holiday festivals (traditional)

*Jiuleis, (sm) *Weihanahts (sf) Yule (Dec. 21-)
*Awósmiluks (sf) Eowomeoluc, Candlemas (Feb. 2nd)
*Austro (wf) Eostre, Ostara, Easter
*Walbaurgáis (gen.) (sf) Wælburges, May Day
*Miþasans (sf) Midsummer, Litha (June 21)
*Hláifáiws (sm) Hlæfmæstíd, Lammas (Aug. 1st)
Asans (sf) Harvest time
*Hailagáiws (sm) Hallows, Halloween

Albareiks




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