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Old English · adverb

heodæg

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈxe͜oːˌdæj/
[ˈhe͜oːˌdæj]
Syllables
ˈxe͜oː · ˌdæj (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. on this day; today

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”, instrumental), from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”) + *dagaz (“day”). Cognate with Old Frisian hiūdega, hiōda (“today”), Old Saxon hōdigo, hūdigu (“today”), Old High German hiu tagu, hiutu, hiuto (“today”) > German heute, Gothic (himma daga). More at he, day. Possibly a calque of the Old Saxon word (see the Usage Notes section).

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