Old English · noun
frigedæg
Normalised frīġedæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/
- Syllables
- ˈfriː · je · ˌdæj (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- friday
Meaning
-
Friday
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5
This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
| Accusative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
| Genitive | frīġedæġes | frīġedaga |
| Dative | frīġedæġe | frīġedagum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).
Descendants
friday
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