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ostara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
os-tara
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter.

Etymology

Borrowed from reconstructed Old High German *Ôstara (German Ostern, Cimbrian Oastarn, Mòcheno Oastern, Hunsrik Oostre, Luxembourgish Ouschteren, East Central German Ustern). Related to English Easter, which see for some more information.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ostara mean?
A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter.
Where does ostara come from?
It is traced to Old High German.

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