Lammastide

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A season around early August when harvest festivals happen

noun
/ˈlæməˌstaɪd/

Archaic

: Lammastide

Lammastide is celebrated on the first of August.

Examples

The fair was held during Lammastide when the harvest was just beginning.
Old traditions dictate special loaves are baked for Lammastide.
In medieval England, Lammastide brought communal gatherings and festivity.
During Lammastide, many communities hold harvest festivals.
In medieval England, Lammastide brought communal gatherings and festivity.
During Lammastide, many communities hold harvest festivals.
Old traditions dictate special loaves are baked for Lammastide.

Surface Forms

Lammastide singular

Lammastides plural

Morphology

Lammastide = Lammas + tide (opaque) = Lammas + tide

Understanding requires knowledge of the specific festival name 'Lammas' and the archaic compound use of 'tide' meaning 'time', which is not obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Lammastide comes from the old English hlaf-mas, literally 'loaf-mass' for the first bread of the harvest, and the -tide part means 'time' or 'season', like Yuletide. So Lammastide is the season around Lammas in early August when people celebrated the new harvest and shared bread.