What is "opetide"

Opetide \Ope"tide`\, n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; -- applied to different things:

1. The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. [Archaic]
   --Nares.

2. The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches.

3. The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock. [Prov. Eng.]
   --Halliwell. [Written also opentide.]

n. 1 (context archaic English) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. 2 (context archaic UK English) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday when marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. 3 (context archaic UK dialect English) The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock.