What does ashwednesday mean?

ashwednesday

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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"[…] ſo that the ſame law day after Aſhwedneſday cannot be kept, becauſe the law day of the other feaſt doth light on the ſame day: then the ſecond law day after Aſhwedneſday ſhalbe kept, and the other omitted."
"Rather ſpeake of ſenſe and appetite when you ſee a Papiſt in his fat dayes, before Aſhwedneſday , to make worke for the Prieſt, […]"
"[1695 February] 6 Ashwednesday, a fine frosty morning, walk, read the 24 Book de Finibus, &c."

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