Old English · noun
blotmonaþ
Normalised blōtmōnaþ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈbloːtˌmoː.nɑθ/
- Syllables
- ˈbloːt · ˌmoː · nɑθ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- anglo-saxoncalendarmonthaccordingeleventhnovember
Meaning
-
the eleventh month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar
-
November
Sē endlefta mōnaþ on ġēare is nemned on ūre ġeþēode blōtmōnaþ for þon þe ūre ieldran, þā hīe hǣðene wǣron, on þām mōnaþ hīe blēoton ā.
The eleventh month of the year is called November ["sacrifice month"] in our language because our forefathers, when they were pagan, always sacrificed in this month.
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blōtmōnaþ | blōtmōnaþ |
| Accusative | blōtmōnaþ | blōtmōnaþ |
| Genitive | blōtmōnaþes | blōtmōnaþa |
| Dative | blōtmōnaþ | blōtmōnaþum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blōtamānōþ. Cognate with Old Saxon blōtmānuđ, Old High German bluozmānōd. Equivalent to blōt + mōnaþ, so called because in Anglo-Saxon times sacrifices were made before the winter set in.
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