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Eostre

Eostre

English

Proper noun

Eostre

  1. (paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated either in March or April to welcome the Spring.
  2. A putative Anglo-Saxon goddess.

References

  • Pete Jennings (1998), The Norse Tradition: A Beginner's Guide, Headway, ISBN 0-340-72082-4, p. 40.

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Etymology

From Old English Ēostre, Ēastre ‎(“a goddess of spring and fertility”) and ēastre ‎(“Easter”), from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ ‎(“Easter, springtime; a goddess of spring and fertility”).

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