- hláfmæsse
- f (-an/-an) Lammas (August 1)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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hlámmæsse — see hláfmæsse … Old to modern English dictionary
Lammas — noun Etymology: Middle English Lammasse, from Old English hlāfmæsse, from hlāf loaf, bread + mæsse mass; from the fact that formerly loaves from the first ripe grain were consecrated on this day Date: before 12th century 1. August 1 originally… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lammas — Aug. 1 harvest festival with consecration of loaves, O.E. hlafmæsse, lit. loaf mass, from hlaf (see LOAF (Cf. loaf) (n.)) + mæsse (see MASS (Cf. mass) (n.2)). Altered by influence of lamb (and occasionally spelled lamb in 16c. 17c.) … Etymology dictionary
Lammas — Lam•mas [[t]ˈlæm əs[/t]] n. a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed • Etymology: bef. 900; ME Lammesse, OE hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf I, mass II … From formal English to slang
Lammas — [lam′əs] n. [ME lammasse < OE hlammæsse, for hlafmæsse, lit., loaf mass, bread feast: see LOAF1 & MASS1] 1. a harvest festival formerly held in England on Aug. 1, when bread baked from the first crop of wheat was consecrated at Mass 2. this… … English World dictionary
Lammas Day — noun commemorates Saint Peter s miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England • Syn: ↑Lammas, ↑August 1 • Hypernyms: ↑quarter day * * * noun see lammas I, 1 * * * Lam|mas «LAM uhs» … Useful english dictionary
Lam|mas — «LAM uhs», noun, or Lammas Day, 1. August 1, the day of a harvest festival formerly held in England. 2. August 1, a religious feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the imprisonment and miraculous escape of Saint Peter (in the Bible,… … Useful english dictionary
Lughnasadh — Infobox Holiday | holiday name = Lughnasadh type = Christianized folk traditions, Pre Christian, Pagan caption = observedby =Gaels, Irish People, Scottish People, Neopagans date = Northern Hemisphere: 1 August Southern Hemisphere: February 1… … Wikipedia
Lughnasa — Lughnasadh ist das dritte der vier heiligen Kalenderfeste des keltischen Jahreskreises. Lughnasadh ist je nach Dialekt und Örtlichkeit unter Lughnasal, Lammas bzw. Lúnasa und in anderen Schreibweisen bekannt und wird irisch /luːnəsə/… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lughnasad — Lughnasadh ist das dritte der vier heiligen Kalenderfeste des keltischen Jahreskreises. Lughnasadh ist je nach Dialekt und Örtlichkeit unter Lughnasal, Lammas bzw. Lúnasa und in anderen Schreibweisen bekannt und wird irisch /luːnəsə/… … Deutsch Wikipedia
