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Old English · noun

geardæg

Normalised ġēardæġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈjæ͜ɑːrˌdæj/
Syllables
ˈjæ͜ɑːr · ˌdæj (2 syllables)
Modern English
yeardaycyclicalyearanniversary

Meaning

  1. a day of the year

  2. a cyclical day of the year; anniversary

Declension

Declension of geardæg
SingularPlural
Nominative ġēardæġġēardagas
Accusative ġēardæġġēardagas
Genitive ġēardæġesġēardaga
Dative ġēardæġeġēardagum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jāradag, equivalent to ġēar + dæġ.

Descendants

yearday

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