English Explanatory Dictionary

Eastermonth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The typical month of the Paschal cycle; Paschal month; the month in which Easter typically occurs; April.

Word forms

Eastermonth Easter month Easter-month

Etymology

Calque of Old English Ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter-month”), equivalent to Easter + month. Cognate with Old Dutch ōstermānoth (“April”), German Ostermonat (“April”, literally “Easter-month”) (cp. German Ostermond (“April”, literally “Easter-moon”)).

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