Mother's Night

proper noun

An Anglo-Saxon midwinter feast recorded by Bede, or a modern version of this festival celebrated by some Heathens.

OriginOld English Mōdraniht →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Anglo-Saxon midwinter feast recorded by Bede, or a modern version of this festival celebrated by some Heathens.

    The most sacred and important of all Heathen holy celebrations falls within this span of time and is called Modraniht or Mother's Night.

    2005, Galina Krasskova, Exploring the Northern Tradition, Career Press Inc., →ISBN, page 181

Origin

  1. Old EnglishMōdraniht
  2. EnglishMother's Night

A calque, or perhaps a continuation, of Old English Mōdraniht.

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APA

Mother's Night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Night

MLA

“Mother's Night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Night. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mother's Night,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mother's%20Night.

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