hjoed

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West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian hiōda, hiūdega. A contraction of the instrumental phrase *hiū dega (this day), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (on this day), from *hiz (from which also hy) + *dagaz (from which dei). Cognate with Old English hēodæġ, Dutch heden, German Low German hüüt, German heute.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

hjoed

  1. today
    Hjoed wurke ik mei myn freon.I worked with my friend today.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • hjoed”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011