deaþdæg
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dauþudagaz. Equivalent to dēaþ (“death”) + dæġ (“day”). Compare German Todestag and Swedish dödsdag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌdæj/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːðˌdæj]
Noun
dēaþdæġ m
- day of one's death
Declension
Declension of deaþdæg (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēaþdæġ | dēaþdagas |
| accusative | dēaþdæġ | dēaþdagas |
| genitive | dēaþdæġes | dēaþdaga |
| dative | dēaþdæġe | dēaþdagum |
Descendants
- English: deathday
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dēaþdæġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.