Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Weyd-monat

The Anglo-Saxon name for June, “because the beasts did then weyd in the meadow, that is to say, go and feed there.” (Verstegan.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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