"Lammas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlæməs/
Etymology: From Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hlafmæsse||loaf mass, harvest festival}} Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Lammas
  1. (England) A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest. Tags: England Translations (former festival): Calan Est (Cornish), Lùnasdal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Lammas-en-name-3nPEc9zN Categories (other): English English Disambiguation of 'former festival': 64 7 29
  2. (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Calendar, Holidays Translations (quarter day): Lùnasdal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Lammas-en-name-x3ad58IZ Disambiguation of Calendar: 25 52 23 Disambiguation of Holidays: 29 48 23 Categories (other): Scottish English Disambiguation of 'quarter day': 10 87 2
  3. (paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest. Categories (topical): Paganism
    Sense id: en-Lammas-en-name-P5fUOYbQ Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Lammastide

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