Well put. "Lent" derives from Old English "lencten", which means "springtime" or "Spring". The church-sense is peculiar to English: https://www.etymonline.com/word/lent .
Well put. "Lent" derives from Old English "lencten", which means "springtime" or "Spring". The church-sense is peculiar to English: https://www.etymonline.com/word/lent .
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