Old English · proper noun
Ianuarius
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Modern English
- january
Meaning
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January
On þone eahteðan ġeohheldæg bið þǣs mōnðes fruma þe mon nemneð Ianuarius, þæt is on ūre ġeþēode sē æftera geola.
On the eighth day of Christmas is the beginning of the month known as January, which in our language is After-Yule.
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iānuārius.
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