Beltane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Beltane
1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) < Scots Gaelic bealltainn, Old Irish bel ( l ) taine, perhaps equivalent to *bel- an obscure element, perhaps the name of a supernatural person + tene fire
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She crosses the video game’s Scottish Highlands on her journey to the coast in time for the Gaelic May Day festival Beltane, where her uncle, a lighthouse keeper, is waiting.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The first recorded mention of Beltane was in the 10th century CE text "Cormac's Glossary," known in Gaelic as "Sanas Cormaic."
From Salon ● May 2, 2022
He recorded that Beltane takes place on May 1 to celebrate the beginning of summer.
From Salon ● May 2, 2022
A leathery dominatrix holding hands with a unicorn wished me, using the customary parlance, a happy Beltane.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2015
Beltane, a festival on the first of May, hence Whitsuntide.
From St. Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott
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