Dictionary

Lammas en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæməs/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”).

Meanings

1. (England) A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
2. (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day.
3. A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

Deriveds

Lammastide

Translations (7)

pl Lammas (modern pagan festival) · gd Lùnasdal (former festival) · kw Calan Est (former festival) · pl dzień kwartalny (quarter day) · pl suchy dzień (quarter day) · pl Lammas (former festival) · gd Lùnasdal (quarter day)