lawday
Middle English
/ˈlau̯(ə)dɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds administrative divisions
Etymology
Affix from Middle English lawe + Middle English day.
Origin
Middle English
day
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- day English
- law English
- dæġ Old English
- lagu Old English
- Childermasse day Middle English
- Paske day Middle English
- alday Middle English
- brother-in-lawe Middle English
- day Middle English
- dayly Middle English
- daysterre Middle English
- ende-day Middle English
- endyng day Middle English
- halyday Middle English
- lawe Middle English
- laweful Middle English
- laweles Middle English
- laweliche Middle English
- lawely Middle English
- lawier Middle English
- suster-in-lawe Middle English
- todæig Middle English
- weke-day Middle English
- yesterday Middle English
- day Scots