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Reasoning

I appreciate the political impulse behind the French Republican calendar, as well as its more rational system (12 months of 30 days, plus 5/6 celebratory days at the end of the year). However, I like the aesthetics of Old English more than the original french names for the months, so I’ve attempted to rougly translate or otherwise approximate the Old English equivalents.

Translation

  French Old English Translation
Autumn Vendémiaire Hærfest Harvest, autumn
  Brumaire Mist Mist, fog
  Frimaire Forst Frost
Winter Nivôse Snáw Snow
  Pluviôse Reg Rain
  Ventôse Wind Wind
Spring Germinal Sǽd Seed
  Floréal Blóstm Blossom, flower
  Prairial Mǽdland Meadow-land
Summer Messidor Ríp Reaping, harvest
  Thermidor Hát Heat
  Fructidor Wæstm Growth, produce, fruit
Complementary Sansculottides Wending A turning round, revolution
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