Eostre

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eostre

  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.

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