monandæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag; equivalent to mōna +‎ dæġ.

Corresponding to Old Frisian mōnendei, mōnadei, Old Dutch *mānendag (Dutch maandag), Old High German mānetac (German Montag), Old Norse mánadagr (Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.nɑnˌdæj/

Noun

mōnandæġ m

1. Monday

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mōnandæġ	mōnandagas
accusative	mōnandæġ	mōnandagas
genitive	mōnandæġes	mōnandaga
dative	mōnandæġe	mōnandagum

Derived terms

• monanniht (“Sunday night”)
• mōnanǣfen (“Sunday evening”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Monday, Monenday, Monedai, Moneday, moneday, Monedæi (Laȝamon's Brut)
  • English: Monday (see there for further descendants)

    Ottawa Valley: Munde

    West Riding: Monda

  • Middle Scots: Mononday, Munnonday
    • Scots: Monanday, Monday
  • Yola: Mondei