Eostre

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Ēostre, Ēastre (“a goddess of spring and fertility”) and ēastre (“Easter”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (“Easter, springtime; a goddess of spring and fertility”).

Proper noun

Eostre

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  1. (paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated either in March or April to welcome the Spring, also called Ostara or Easter.
  2. A putative Anglo-Saxon goddess.

References

  • Pete Jennings (1998), The Norse Tradition: A Beginner's Guide, Headway, →ISBN, p. 40.

Anagrams

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