middes wintres dæg
Old English
Alternative forms
- midwintres dæg
Etymology
Possibly a shortening of middes wintres mæssedæġ, which appears earlier. The closely analogous term middes wintres mæsseniht (“night before Christmas”) even appears in the Early West Saxon of the Parker Chronicle (late 9th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmid.des ˈwin.tres dæj/
Noun
middes wintres dæġ m
- Christmas Day
- a day of Christmas
Declension
Declension of middes wintres dæg (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | middes wintres dæġ | middes wintres dagas |
accusative | middes wintres dæġ | middes wintres dagas |
genitive | middes wintres dæġes | middes wintres daga |
dative | middes wintres dæġe | middes wintres dagum |
Synonyms
- Cristes mæssedæġ
- ġēoldæġ
- middes wintres mæssedæġ
Descendants
- Middle English: middewinteres day