Etymology

Lenten

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Today it means: Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent. Full definition →

Old English lenten
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlenten
  2. English todayLenten

From Old English lenten, lencten, equivalent to Lent + -en.

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