at latter Lammas

English

Etymology

According to one theory, Lammas Day (1 August) being an important day for settling accounts, latter Lammas signified the last day for settling accounts: in other words, judgement day. Thus, in worldly terms, at latter Lammas means never.

Prepositional phrase

at latter Lammas

  1. (idiomatic, UK) Never.

Translations

never

External links

  • The Old Ways: Lammas, by Doug and Sandy Kopf [1]
Last modified on 6 September 2012, at 03:43