LAMMAS


Meaning of LAMMAS in English

[ 'laməs ]

(also ~ Day )

■ noun the first day of August, formerly observed as harvest festival.

Origin

OE hlāfmæsse (see loaf 1 , Mass ), later interpreted as if from lamb + Mass .

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