geares dæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jāras dag, equivalent to ġēares +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑː.res dæj/

Noun

ġēares dæġ m

  1. an annual day; anniversary
  2. New Year's Day
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
      Wē habbaþ oft ġehīered þæt menn hātaþ þisne dæġ ġēares dæġ, swelċe þēs dæġ fyrmest sīe on ġēares ymbryne. Ac wē ne ġemētaþ nāne swutolunge on cristenum bōcum hwȳ þēs dæġ tō ġēares anġinne ġeteald sīe.
      We have often heard that people call this day year's day, as if this is the first day in the course of the year. But we find no explanation in Christian books for why this day is considered the beginning of the year.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġēares dæġ ġēares dagas
accusative ġēares dæġ ġēares dagas
genitive ġēares dæġes ġēares daga
dative ġēares dæġe ġēares dagum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝeres-dai, ȝeresday, yeeres dai, Yeeris Day, ȝere's day
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