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- reconstructed into Old English as *Hrēþe and is sometimes modernly anglicized as Hretha (also "Hrethe" or "Hrede"). Hrēþmōnaþ is one of three events (apart from...
- English calendar bear the names Hrēþmōnaþ and Ēosturmōnaþ, meaning 'month of Hretha' and 'month of Ēostre'. It is presumed that these are the names of two goddesses...
- of] Cakes month 22 January to 20 February 3 Rethe Hrēþ-mōnaþ The goddess Hretha's month 21 February to 22 March 4 Astron Easter-mōnaþ Easter month 23 March...
- Germany Hnoss (Old Norse) "Treasure" None attested None attested Prose Edda Hretha (Old English) Possibly "the famous" or "the victorious" None attested None...
- offered to their gods in that month. Hrethmonath is named for their goddess Hretha, to whom they sacrificed at this time. Eosturmonath has a name which is...
- Roger *Hrōþi-gaiz- "famous spear" Roland "fame-land" The ****tive goddess Hretha mentioned by Bede would likely also be connected to the same etymon.[citation...
- his written works: Eostre, who was celebrated at a spring festival, and Hretha, whose name meant "glory". References to idols can be found in Anglo-Saxon...