frigedæg

Old English

Alternative forms

• frīġdæġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/

Noun

frīġedæġ m

1. Friday
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5

     Ðis sċeal on Wōdnesdæġ, on ðǣre syxtēoðan wucan ofer Pentecosten; and on Frīḡedæġ innan ðǣre ċȳswucan

     This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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, ffryday, Freday, fridai, Fryda, fryday, vridai, fridæi, Fridæig, friȝdæi (Early Middle English)
  • English: Friday
    • Tok Pisin: Fraide
    • → Māori: Paraire

    Ottawa Valley: Freide

    West Yorkshire: Frida

  • Middle Scots: Fryday, Frayday
    • Scots: Friday, Freday
  • Yola: Vreedie, Vridei, vreedei

See also

• Frīġ (“Frigg”)