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'''Winterfilth''' was 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). This month was called [[Wintring]] in [[Bree]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | '''Winterfilth''' was 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). | ||
This month was called [[Wintring]] in [[Bree]]. It was a jest in Bree to speak of "Winterfilth in the (muddy) Shire"<ref name=cal>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for October, [[wiktionary:winterfylleþ|Winterfylleþ]], meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon"<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_smn.html|articlename=The Shire month-names|author=[[Arden R. Smith]]|website=[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim]}}</ref> | The name referred to the completion of the year ("filling") before Winter in their old calendar (before they adopted the [[King's Reckoning]]) when their new year began after harvest.<ref name=cal/> | ||
The name actually represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for October, ''[[wiktionary:winterfylleþ|Winterfylleþ]]'', meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon".<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_smn.html|articlename=The Shire month-names|author=[[Arden R. Smith]]|website=[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim]}}</ref> | |||
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Winterfilth was 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).
This month was called Wintring in Bree. It was a jest in Bree to speak of "Winterfilth in the (muddy) Shire"[1]
Etymology
The name referred to the completion of the year ("filling") before Winter in their old calendar (before they adopted the King's Reckoning) when their new year began after harvest.[1]
The name actually represents a modernization of the Old English name for October, Winterfylleþ, meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon".[2]
See also
- Summerfilth - a fictitious month used proverbially
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 19 April 2024)
