frigedæg

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *frījædæġ [ˈfriː.jæˌdæj], from *frījǣdæġ [ˈfriː.jæːˌdæj], from Anglo-Frisian *frījǣdæg [ˈfriː.jæːˌdæɣ], from West Germanic *frījādag [ˈfriː.jɑːˌdɑɣ], from Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (literally “day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”). Cognate with Old Frisian frīadei (West Frisian freed), Old Saxon *frīadag (Low German Freedag), Old Dutch *frīadag (Dutch vrijdag), Old High German frīatag (German Freitag).

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Noun[edit]

frīġedæġ m

  1. Friday

Declension[edit]

Declension of frigedæg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative frīġedæġ frīġedagas
accusative frīġedæġ frīġedagas
genitive frīġedæġes frīġedaga
dative frīġedæġe frīġedagum

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