þrimilce

Old English

Etymology

From a combining form of þri- + *milċe, apparently because animals could be milked three times a day at this time of year.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθriˌmil.t͡ʃe/, [ˈθriˌmiɫ.t͡ʃe]

Noun

þrimilċe m

1. the fifth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar
2. May

See also

Anglo-Saxon calendar months: mōnaþedit

• æfterra ġēola
• solmōnaþ
• hrēþmōnaþ, hlȳda
• ēastermōnaþ
• þrimilċe, þrimilċemōnaþ
• ǣrra līþa, searmonaþ
• þrilīþa
• æfterra līþa, Mǣdmōnaþ
• wēodmōnaþ
• hærfestmōnaþ, hāliġmōnaþ
• winterfylleþ
• blōtmōnaþ
• ǣrra ġēola