Still Chillin'?

A week late, but welcome to Mudmonth!

From The Anglo-Saxon Year, a historical look at the naming of months by the Anglo-Saxons:

February was known as Solmonað. According to Bede, the name comes from the cakes which they offered to their gods in that month. However, the word sol is not used in any Anglo-Saxon source to mean 'cake'. It's most common meaning is, in fact, 'mud'. Two possibilities arise. Either the kind of cake offered was called 'mud' due to its colour or texture, or, more plausibly (to those familiar with the English climate), February was simply known as 'Mudmonth'.

Mudmonth begins with a shiver but ends with a febrile thaw to prepare for spring.