Old English · noun
haligdæg
Normalised hāliġdæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- Modern English
- holidayholy daysabbath
Meaning
-
holy day, the Sabbath
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hāliġdæġ | hāliġdagas |
| Accusative | hāliġdæġ | hāliġdagas |
| Genitive | hāliġdæġes | hāliġdaga |
| Dative | hāliġdæġe | hāliġdagum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz. Equivalent to hāliġ (“holy”) + dæġ (“day”). Cognate with West Frisian hjeldei, Icelandic helgidagur and Swedish helgdag.
Descendants
holiday
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