frigedæg
Old English
Alternative forms
- frigdæg
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/
Noun
frīġedæġ m
- Friday
Declension
Declension of frigedæg (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
accusative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
genitive | frīġedæġes | frīġedaga |
dative | frīġedæġe | frīġedagum |
Derived terms
- frīġeniht (“Thursday night”)
- frīġeǣfen (“Thursday evening”)
Descendants
- Middle English: Friday, ffryday, Freday, fridai, Fryda, fryday, Vriday, vridei; fridæi, Fridæig, friȝdæi
- English: Friday
- Tok Pisin: Fraide
- → Maori: Paraire
- Scots: Friday
- Yola: vreedei, vridei, Vreedie
- English: Friday
See also
- Frīġ (“Frigg”)