Forelithe
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Forelithe, or Lithe in Bree, was the sixth month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Thrimidge and the midsummer Lithedays, and approximately corresponding to modern 22 May through 20 June.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for June, Æ'rra Líþa meaning "before lithe".[2]
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 19 March 2024)