Ǣrra-Līða
Ǣrra Līða([æːrrɑ liːθɑ] “first ‘liða’”) was the Anglo-Saxon name for the month of June.[1]
Līða
There are many theories as to what “liða” refers. Neopagans use the word to refer to Midsummer; however, the Anglo-Saxon scholarBedementions in his treatiseDe temporum rationethat “‘liða’ means ‘calm’, or ‘navigable’ in both the month and the serenity of the breezes, and the waters are usually navigable.”[2]The fact that theOld Englishword for “to sail” is “līðan”[3]would seem to support Bede’s statement.
Bede also mentioned the sailing aspect of ‘liða’ in a second text, writing:
“[…] se mōnaþ is nemned on lǣdenIunius, and on ūre geþeōde seǢrra Līða, for ðon seō lyft biþ ðonne smylte and ða windas. Ond monnum biþ ðonne gewunelīc ðæt hī līðaþ ðonne on sǣs bryme.”[4][…] the month is calledIuniusin Latin and in our language,Ǣrra Liða,for the sky is quiet and so too the winds. And it is usual to sail upon the sea.
Æftera Līða
The next month in the Anglo-Saxon calendar wasÆftera Līða, (modern English:second ‘liða’), which corresponds to the modern July.[5]
See also
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Germanic calendar
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Anglo-Saxon
References
[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgCockayne, Thomas. “The shrine: a collection of occasional papers on dry subjects” p.87
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.nabkal.deChapter XV, De mensibus Anglorum.“Lida dicitur blandus, sive navigabilis, quod in utroque mense et blanda sit serenitas aurarum, et navigari soleant aequora.”
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[3]
Citation Linkbosworth.ff.cuni.czBosworth, Joseph. “An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online.” Líðan. Ed. Thomas Northcote Toller and Others. Comp. Sean Christ and Ondřej Tichý. Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, 19 July 2010. Web. 20 Sept. 2014.http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/021764.
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[4]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgCockayne, Thomas. “The shrine: a collection of occasional papers on dry subjects” p.87
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[5]
Citation Linkbosworth.ff.cuni.czBosworth, Joseph. “An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online.” Líða. March 21, 2010. Accessed September 20, 2014. http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/021762.
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