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Old English · noun

Eostre

Normalised Ēostre

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈe͜oːs.tre/
Syllables
ˈe͜oːs · tre (2 syllables)
Modern English
eastergoddess

Meaning

  1. The goddess Easter

    Eostur-monath, qui nunc Paschalis mensis interpretatur, quondam a Dea illorum quæ Eostre vocabatur, et cui in illo festa celebrabant nomen habuit: a cujus nomine nunc Paschale tempus cognominant, consueto antiquæ observationis vocabulo gaudia novæ solemnitatis vocantes.

    Eosturmonath has a name which is now translated "Paschal month", and which was once called after a goddess of theirs named Eostre, in whose honour feasts were celebrated in that month. Now they designate that Paschal season by her name, calling the joys of the new rite by the time-honoured name of the old observance.

    725, Bede, De temporum ratione, Northumbria:

Declension

Declension of Eostre
Singular
Nominative Ēostre
Accusative Ēostran
Genitive Ēostran
Dative Ēostran

All forms (2)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ, from a suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”). Cognate with Old Frisian āsteron, Old High German ōstarūn (German Ostern).

Descendants

easter

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