“And þæs symle scriþymb seofon niht þæs sumere gebrihtedWeodmonað on tun; welhwær bringeðAgustus yrm
“And þæs symle scriþymb seofon niht þæs sumere gebrihtedWeodmonað on tun; welhwær bringeðAgustus yrmenþeodumhlafmæssan dæg. Swa þæs hærfest cymðymbe oðer swylc butan anre wanan,wlitig, wæstmum hladen. Wela byð geywedfægere on foldan.And [after the feast of St James] after seven nightsof summer’s brightness Weed-month slipsinto the dwellings; everywhere August bringsto peoples of the earth Lammas Day. So autumn comes,after that number of nights but one [i.e. on August 7],bright, laden with fruits. Plenty is revealed,beautiful upon the earth.”- the Menologium -- source link
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