wodnesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Wōdnes (“gen. of Wōden”) +‎ dæġ (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwoːd.nesˌdæj/, [ˈwoːd.nezˌdæj]

Noun

wōdnesdæġ m

  1. Wednesday
    • 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 wōdnesdæġ wōdnesdagas
accusative wōdnesdæġ wōdnesdagas
genitive wōdnesdæġes wōdnesdaga
dative wōdnesdæġe wōdnesdagum

Descendants

  • Middle English: Wednesday, Wednesdei, Wodnesdai, Wedonesday, wednesday
    • English: Wednesday
      • → Maori: Wenerei
    • Scots: Wadensday
    • Yola: Wennesdei

See also

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