eldertongue

Old English · noun

geoldæg

Normalised ġēoldæġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈje͜oːlˌdæj/
/ˈjuːlˌdæj/
Syllables
ˈje͜oːl · ˌdæj (2 syllables)
Modern English
christmas day

Meaning

  1. a day of Christmas

  2. Christmas Day

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwladagaz. Cognate with Old Norse jóladagr. Equivalent to ġēol + dæġ.

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