霜しも月つき

noun

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete term for the eleventh month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to December in the modern calendar. Used in historical or literary contexts.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの霜しも月つきは、今いまの十じゅう二に月がつにあたる。

  The old lunar calendar's Shimotsuki corresponds to December in the modern calendar.