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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). | 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 [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for October, [[wikt:winterfylleþ|Winterfylleþ]], meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon"<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_smn.html|title=The Shire month-names|author=Arden R. Smith}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Summerfilth]] - a fictitious month used proverbially | |||
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[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | [[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | ||
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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]
See also
- Summerfilth - a fictitious month used proverbially
