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

• 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, ffryday, Freday, fridai, Fryda, fryday, Vriday, vridei; fridæi, Fridæig, friȝdæi (Early Middle English)
  • English: Friday
    • Tok Pisin: Fraide
    • → Maori: Paraire
  • Scots: Friday
  • Yola: Vreedie, Vridei, vreedei

See also

• Frīġ (“Frigg”)