Summary: | she pro When it was lying "flat on its back" the moon was called a '_she-moon'_. as it grew it was filling up with dirty weather. The flatter it was on its back the more it could fill up, and the more would empty out. If the moon appeared in a partially upright position not as much would fill it so there was less to empty out. DNE-cit DNE-cit JH 3/75 [see illus. file] Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I HE, she-moon, HE-MOON, she var, MAIDEN FIR, VAR, WE, The source is listed as P 123-75 in DNE and part of the cited quotation on card is in DNE. There are two images of crescent shaped moon on the card.
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