In Norway, according to Finn Magnusson[1014], January is sometimes called _Thorre_, February sometimes _Thorre_, now and again also _Gjö_, March sometimes _Gjö_, here and there also _Krikla_, June _Gro_ (sprouting month); I shall return below, p. 302, to the explanation of the variation. Weinhold gives a complete list:--1, _Torre_; 2, _Gjö_; 3, _Krikla_ or _Kvine_; 4 and 5, _Voarmoanar_; 6 and 7, _Sumarmoanar_; 8 and 9, _Haustmoanar_; 10 and 11, _Vinterstid_; 12, _Jolemoane_ or _Skammtid_ (time of the short days)[1015]. Of the Danish months the learned Olaus Worm in the 17th century gives two series[1016]. The months of the first series are lunar months, he says, and begin with the first new moon of the new year:--1, _Diur Rey_ or _Renden_, on account of the pairing of the animals (_at løbe i Rhed_); 2, _Thormaen_; 3, _Faremaen_, on account of the journeys; 4, _Maymaen_; 5, _Sommermaen_; 6, _Ormemaen_ (month of worms); 7, _Hoemaen_ (hay month); 8, _Kornmaen_; 9, _Fiskemaen_; 10, _Sædemaen_ (seed month); 11, _Pølsemaen_ (sausage month); 12, _Julemaen_. The intercalary month is called _Sildemaen_, ‘the late month’. The Julian months are called:--1, _Glugmanet_; 2, _Blidem._ (the mild month); 3, _Torm._; 4, _Farem._; 5, _Maym._; 6, _Skærsommer_; 7, _Ormem._; 8, _Høstm._; 9, _Fiskem._; 10, _Sædem._; 11, _Slagtem._; 12, _Christm._ The northern Danes and the inhabitants of Skåne are said to call the first four months: 1, _Glug_, 2, _Gøje_, 3, _Thor_, 4, _Blidel_. _Blidel_ was until our own time in popular use in southern Skåne, but it denoted February and in this position it appears in Hickes[1017]. The same series is found in Finn Magnusson[1018], but with certain variants:--1, _Ism_. (ice month); 2, _Dyrem._; 4, _Faarem._ (sheep month); 6, _Sommerm._; 7, _Madkem._; 8, _Høm._; 10, _Ridem._ (riding month); 11, _Vinterm._; 12, _Julem._[1019]. Feilberg in his well-known Dictionary of the popular speech of Jylland gives some characteristic modern popular names. _Helmisse_ (‘holy mass’) really means All Souls’ Day, and then an old worn-out horse, whose last strength is exhausted in the autumn ploughing and who dies in consequence; hence September or October obtains the name _helmissemåned_. March is called _kattemåned_, from the pairing of the cats, or _prangermåned_ (_pranger_ = ‘dealer’), because most business is transacted then. These are evidently more in the nature of by-names, but it is precisely names of this sort that oust the Latin names, since they are intelligible.