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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Weyd-monat.
 
The Anglo-Saxon name for June, “because the beasts did then weyd in the meadow, that is to say, go and feed there.” (Verstegan.)   1
 


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