mōdor, f.n: mother. (“moh-dor”)
Today on the Anglo-Saxon calendar: the Purification of the Virgin, i.e. the Presentation in the Temple (Candlemas).
Miniature depicting the Presentation in the Temple. Mugni Gospels. Armenia, c. 1060. Yerevan, Matenadaran, MS 7736. [commons.wikimedia.org]
