Shepherds and country people in south Wiltshire called February Sowlegrove and said it was seldom warm. Their proverb ran Sowlegrove sil lew, sil meaning seldom and lew meaning mild. Aubrey gave it again later as a saying of Wiltshire and Dorset.
Sowlegrove sil lew
1 February · South Wiltshire
Lore and belief
The Shepheards, and vulgar people in South Wilts call Februarie Sowlegrove: and have this proverbe of it: viz. Sowlegrove sil lew. February is seldome warme.
From Aubrey's Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, p. 9. Read the original
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