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Germanic months were lunar months of 29 days; both the English language "month" and the German language "Monat" are cognate with the word " moon". A leap month was periodically added to keep the months synchronized with the seasons.
Each group of Germanic peoples developed its own names for the months, which have long since been replaced with local adaptations of the Romanic month names, although Germanic languages have largely kept to this day the old Germanic names for days of the week , most of which honor old Germanic gods.
| Month Names | ||
| Modern English | Old English | Medieval German |
| January | Æftera Géola (After Yule) or Giuli | Hartung (Severeness) or Eismond (Ice Month) |
| February | Solmónaþ (Sun Month) or Fillibrook (Brook-Filling) | Hornung (Horning ?) |
| March | Hréðmónaþ (Month of the Goddess Hréð ) | Lenzmond (Springtime Month) or Lenzing (Springing) |
| April | Eosturmónaþ / Eastermónaþ (Month of the Goddess Eostre) | Ostermond (Month of the Goddess Eostre) |
| May | Þrimilcimónaþ (Three Milkings Month) | Wonnemond (Blissfulness Month) |
| June | Ærra Líða (Before Midsummer) | Brachet or Brachmond ( Fallow Month) |
| (None; leap month) | Þrilíða (Third Midsummer) | (??) |
| July | Æftera Líða (After Midsummer) | Heumond ( Hay Month) or Heuert |
| August | Weodmónaþ (Plant month) | Erntemond (Crop Month) or Ernting |
| September | Háligmónaþ (Holy Month) or Hærfestmónaþ (Harvest Month) | Herbstmond (Harvest Month) or Scheiding (Seperating) |
| October | Winterfylleþ (Winterfilled) or Rugern (Rye harvest) | Gilbhart (??) or Weinmond (Wine Month) |
| November | Blótmónaþ ( BlótThe Blot was the pagan Germanic sacrifice to Norse gods and Elves. The word is related to the English word bless and they are derived from blood an important component in the rites. Rites and beliefs The verb blota meant to "strengthen" and the intention Month) | Nebelung ( FogFor the abbreviation, see FOG For the B-Side by Radiohead see Fog (song . Carrollton, Georgia, but the sky remains clear. Fog is cloud in contact with the ground. It occurs when moisture form the surface of the Earth evaporates; as this evaporated moisturging) or Wintermond ( WinterThis article is about the winter season. For other uses of the term, see winter (disambiguation). Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Astronomically, it begins with the winter solstice (around December 21 in the Northern hemisphere and J Month) |
| December | Ærra Géola (Before Yule) or Giuli (Yule) | Julmond ( Yule Month) or Heilmond (Holy Month) |