English
Lammas
Lammas comes from Old English hlafmæsse ‘loaf mass, harvest festival’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlafmæsse‘loaf mass, harvest festival’
- EnglishtodayLammas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlafmæsse‘loaf mass, harvest festival’
- EnglishtodayLammas
Every English word from Old English hlafmæsse
Today it means
name A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hlafmæsse / Lammas