wodnesdæg

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • Wednesday

Etymology

Compound from Old English Wōdnes (gen. of m) + Old English ang (day, home, village, tight painful)+ Old English Wōden + Old English dæġ (day)derived from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (day of Woden, later, Odin, day of Wodan) derived from Latin diēs Mercuriī (day of Mercury).

Origin

Latin

diēs Mercuriī

Gloss

day of Mercury

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