frigedæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frījādag, from Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (literally “day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/

Noun

frīġedæġ m

1. Friday

Declension

Declension of frigedæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frīġedæġ	frīġedagas
accusative	frīġedæġ	frīġedagas
genitive	frīġedæġes	frīġedaga
dative	frīġedæġe	frīġedagum

Derived terms

• frīġeniht (“Thursday night”)
• frīġeǣfen (“Thursday evening”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Friday, Fryda, Vriday, Freday
  • English: Friday
  • Scots: Friday
  • Yola: Vreedie, Vridei

See also

• Frīġ (“Frigg”)