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- Old English · inherited fromealra hālgena mæsse
- English todayHallowmas
Short for All-hallows' mass (“All-saints' mass”), ultimately continuing Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally “All Saints' mass”), equivalent to hallow (“saint”) + -mas.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishealra hālgena mæsse all →
Allhallowmas
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.