torsmånad

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish thorsmanadher (January). Compound of Tor (Thor) +‎ -s (-'s) +‎ månad (month). First attested in the early half of the 14th century.[1]

Noun

torsmånad c

  1. (obsolete) January
    Synonym: januari
    • 1872 March 7, “Märkwärdiga wäderlek! [Remarkable weather!]”, in Norrbottenskuriren, page 3:
      Efter en alltigenom blid Torsmånad och en föga ſträtware Göjemånad inträder en Mars, ſom tyckes wilja blifwa en werklig Wårmånad eller åtminstone ej "med raggit ſkägg ſkrämma barnen inom wägg."
      After a thoroughly mild January and a rather mild February, there comes a March that seems to want to become a real spring month or at least not "scare the children within walls with a ragged beard."

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