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'''Wedmath''' is the eighth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], following [[Afterlithe]] and approximately | '''Wedmath''' is the eighth month of the [[Shire Calendar]], following [[Afterlithe]] and approximately corresponding to modern [[24 July]] through [[22 August]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
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Wedmath is the eighth month of the Shire Calendar, following Afterlithe and approximately corresponding to modern 24 July through 22 August.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for August, Wéodmónaþ, meaning "grass-month" (cf. weed).[2][3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Arden R. Smith, "The Shire month-names", Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim (accessed 25 April 2024)
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227
