Words and archaic words for "February" in various dialects and languages.

author: jkvatterholm/reddit, added on: 2025-03-02

jkvatterholm:

Important: many of these words are quite archaic. Take Germany and Scandinavia for example. Very few people there would have heard these words except if their (great)grandparents happen to have said it. Februar(i) is universal now.

The change from the ancient Norse "Thorri" to "Góa" was in the middle of February, so it is interesting to see that parts of Norway have used "torre-month" as February, while others use "Góa-month". In Iceland and much of Norway it never got this change of meaning though, and is only used for the old month system, not the Gregorian calendar.

"Tærrin me sett skjægg låkke bånna utom vægg. Goa me sett grin jåggå bånna in"
"The Tærri with his beard tempt the children out. The Go with her grin chance the children in".
- Saying about the weather.

Otherwise the map got quite crowded. Hope it wasn't too bad!

Collection: european-month-words - Tags: europe, words, february - Source: reddit.com