The Saxons called spring lentin, which meant lengthening of days. It’s the source of our word Lent.
Lentin William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 3-20-18
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Yep. It’s a cognate of the German word, “Lenz”. Both go back to same old Germanic root. In German, though, it means specifically “spring”, not Lent. They call that, “Fastzeit”, fasting time.
I like the hot days of summer better.