Etymology

Lammas

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Today it means: A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest. Full definition →

Old English hlafmæsse ← ['ang hlafmæsse
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  1. ['ang · inherited fromhlafmæsse
  2. Old English · inherited fromhlafmæsse
  3. English todayLammas

Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

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