"Eostre" meaning in All languages combined

See Eostre on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A learned borrowing from Old English Ēostre, the Northumbrian variant of West Saxon Ēastre (“a word referring to "the rising dawn" to indicate the season of Spring”) and ēastre (“Easter”), from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (“Easter, springtime”). Doublet of Easter. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|Ēostre|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Old English Ēostre, {{m|ang|Ēastre||a word referring to "the rising dawn" to indicate the season of Spring}} Ēastre (“a word referring to "the rising dawn" to indicate the season of Spring”), {{m|ang|ēastre||Easter}} ēastre (“Easter”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*austrā}} Proto-West Germanic *austrā, {{der|en|gem-pro|*Austrǭ||Easter, springtime}} Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (“Easter, springtime”), {{doublet|en|Easter}} Doublet of Easter Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eostre
  1. A hypothesised West Germanic goddess, supposedly of the spring season, but of uncertain provenance. Categories (topical): Festivals
    Sense id: en-Eostre-en-name-~a2m~2lX Disambiguation of Festivals: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (paganism) A neopagan festival celebrated either in March or April to welcome the Spring, also called Ostara or Easter. Categories (topical): Paganism, Festivals
    Sense id: en-Eostre-en-name-uYNkfBFw Disambiguation of Festivals: 49 51 Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ēostre

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