æfterra geola

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæf.ter.rɑ ˈje͜oː.lɑ/, [ˈæf.terˠ.rˠɑ ˈje͜oː.lɑ], /ˈæf.ter.rɑ ˈjuː.lɑ/, [ˈæf.terˠ.rˠɑ ˈjuː.lɑ], /ˈæf.ter.rɑ ˈjoː.lɑ/, [ˈæf.terˠ.rˠɑ ˈjoː.lɑ]

Noun

æfterra ġēola or æfterra ġeōla m

  1. the first month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar
  2. January
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      On þone eahteðan ġeohheldæg bið þǣs mōnðes fruma þe mon nemneð Ianuarius, þæt is on ūre ġeþēode sē æftera ġēola.
      On the eighth day of Christmas is the beginning of the month known as January, which in our language is After-Yule.

See also

Anglo-Saxon calendar months: mōnaþedit
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