spring (season) → Lent 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Old English
lexeme lencten
meaning 1 spring (season)
direction →
meaning 2 Lent
reference Bosworth, Toller
comment

From Proto-West Germanic *langatīn 'spring', from *lang 'long' +‎ *tīn 'day', so named because the days become longer again in spring.

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