"blotmonaþ" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbloːtˌmoː.nɑθ/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *blōtamānōþ. Cognate with Old Saxon blōtmānuđ, Old High German bluoʒmānōd. Equivalent to blōt + mōnaþ, so called because in Anglo-Saxon times sacrifices were made before the winter set in. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blōtamānōþ}} Proto-West Germanic *blōtamānōþ, {{cog|osx|blōtmānuđ}} Old Saxon blōtmānuđ, {{cog|goh|bluoʒmānōd}} Old High German bluoʒmānōd, {{compound|ang|blōt|mōnaþ}} blōt + mōnaþ Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=blōtmōnaþ|head2=|sort=}} blōtmōnaþ m, {{ang-noun|m|head=blōtmōnaþ}} blōtmōnaþ m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-cons-m|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþes|blōtmōnaþa|blōtmōnaþ|blōtmōnaþum|num=|title=|type=strong consonant stem}} Forms: blōtmōnaþ [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], blōtmōnaþ [nominative, singular], blōtmōnaþ [nominative, plural], blōtmōnaþ [accusative, singular], blōtmōnaþ [accusative, plural], blōtmōnaþes [genitive, singular], blōtmōnaþa [genitive, plural], blōtmōnaþ [dative, singular], blōtmōnaþum [dative, plural]
  1. the eleventh month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar Related terms (Anglo-Saxon calendar months): mōnaþeditæfterra ġēolasolmōnaþhrēþmōnaþ, hlȳdaēastermōnaþþrimilċe, þrimilċemōnaþǣrra līþa, searmonaþþrilīþaæfterra līþa, Mǣdmōnaþwēodmōnaþhærfestmōnaþ, hāliġmōnaþwinterfylleþblōtmōnaþǣrra ġēola
    Sense id: en-blotmonaþ-ang-noun-I4~nxAJ7 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'Anglo-Saxon calendar months': 59 41
  2. November Categories (topical): Months
    Sense id: en-blotmonaþ-ang-noun-neb-HXJl Disambiguation of Months: 14 86 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
     
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