frigedæg
Old English
Etymology
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, Old Saxon *frīadag, Old Dutch *frīadag, Old High German frīatag.
Pronunciation
Noun
frīġedæġ m
Declension
Declension of frigedæg (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
accusative | frīġedæġ | frīġedagas |
genitive | frīġedæġes | frīġedaga |
dative | frīġedæġe | frīġedagum |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: Friday, ffryday, Freday, fridai, Fryda, fryday, Vriday, vridei; fridæi, Fridæig, friȝdæi (Early Middle English)
See also
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms calqued from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- ang:Days of the week