slachtmoanne

West Frisian

Etymology

From slacht +‎ moanne. Compare Old English blotmonaþ (“Month of Sacrifice, Month of Bloodshed”), Dutch bloedmaand (“Month of Blood”), Dutch slachtmaand (“Month of Slaughter”).

Noun

slachtmoanne c (plural [please provide])

  1. November
    Synonym: novimber

Further reading
  • “slachtmoanne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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