Lammastide

[ lam-uhs-tahyd ]

noun

1. the season of Lammas.

Lammastide

/ ˈlæməsˌtaɪd /

noun

1. archaic.
   the season of Lammas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lammastide¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; Lammas, tide ¹

Example Sentences

When Lammastide came, all the freemen kept holiday for joy that harvest time had come.

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In the English, and in all Scots versions, men “win their hay” at Lammastide.

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