frigedæg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/

Noun

frīġedæġ m

  1. Friday
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5
      Ðis sċeal on Wōdnesdæġ, on ðǣre syxtēoðan wucan ofer Pentecosten; and on Frīḡedæġ innan ðǣre ċȳswucan
      This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative frīġedæġ frīġedagas
accusative frīġedæġ frīġedagas
genitive frīġedæġes frīġedaga
dative frīġedæġe frīġedagum

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
mōnandæġ tīwesdæġ wōdnesdæġ þunresdæġ frīġedæġ sæternesdæġ sunnandæġ
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