haligdæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz. Equivalent to hāliġ (“holy”) +‎ dæġ (“day”). Cognate with West Frisian hjeldei, Icelandic helgidagur and Swedish helgdag.

Noun

hāliġdæġ m

  1. holy day, the Sabbath

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hāliġdæġ hāliġdagas
accusative hāliġdæġ hāliġdagas
genitive hāliġdæġes hāliġdaga
dative hāliġdæġe hāliġdagum

Descendants

  • Middle English: halyday

References

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