wodnesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms

*wēdnesdæġ

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

Wednesday

Declension

Declension of wodnesdæg (strong a-stem)

Case	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)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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