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Cool thesis!
Religioustolerance.org: "McBain's Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language says that 'samhuinn' (the Scots Gaelic spelling) means 'summer's end'..."Later it the website also says: "The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary similarly defines Samhain as: 'Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.'"[http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallo_sa.htm]
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You can see the entry in MacBain's dictionary here:
http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/mb32.html#samhuinn
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Thanks for your help! :-D
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