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'''Harvestmath''' is the name of the ninth month in the [[Bree Calendar]] (used by the [[Hobbits]] of [[Bree]]), following [[Wedmath]]. In the [[Shire]] the month was known as [[Halimath]].<ref>{{App|D}}</ref> | '''Harvestmath''' is the name of the ninth month in the [[Bree Calendar]] (used by the [[Hobbits]] of [[Bree]]), following [[Wedmath]]. In the [[Shire]] the month was known as [[Halimath]].<ref>{{App|D}}</ref> | ||
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The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of an [[Old English]] name for September, ''[[wiktionary:hærfestmonaþ|hærfestmōnaþ]]'' "Harvest-month".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names", p. 228</ref> | |||
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Harvestmath is the name of the ninth month in the Bree Calendar (used by the Hobbits of Bree), following Wedmath. In the Shire the month was known as Halimath.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of an Old English name for September, hærfestmōnaþ "Harvest-month".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names", p. 228
