slachtmoanne

West Frisian

Etymology

From slacht +‎ moanne. Compare Old English blotmonaþ (“Month of Sacrifice, Month of Bloodshed”), Dutch bloedmaand (“Month of Blood”), Dutch slachtmaand (“Month of Slaughter”).

Noun

slachtmoanne c (plural [please provide])

1. November

   Synonym: novimber

Further reading

• “slachtmoanne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011