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Old English · noun

wicdæg

Normalised wicdæġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwikˌdæj/
Syllables
ˈwik · ˌdæj (2 syllables)
Modern English
weekdayweek

Meaning

  1. day of the week

  2. weekday

Declension

Declension of wicdæg
SingularPlural
Nominative wicdæġwicdagas
Accusative wicdæġwicdagas
Genitive wicdæġeswicdaga
Dative wicdæġewicdagum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wikadag, from Proto-Germanic *wikadagaz, equivalent to wice (“week”) + dæġ (“day”). Cognate with Old High German wehhatag (“weekday”), Old Norse vikudagr (“weekday”).

Descendants

weekday

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