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- German · calque ofWalpurgisnacht
- English todayWalpurgis night
Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.
Words from the same roots
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Walpurgisnacht
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Today it means: Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April. Full definition →
Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.
GermanWalpurgisnacht all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.