- hlámmæsse
- see hláfmæsse
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hlámmæsse
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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
