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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *jārasdag, from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġēares dæġ m
- New Year's Day
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
Wē habbaþ oft ġehīered þæt menn hātaþ þisne dæġ ġēares dæġ, swelċe þēs dæġ fyrmest sīe on ġēares ymbryne. Ac wē ne ġemētaþ nāne swutolunge on cristenum bōcum hwȳ þēs dæġ tō ġēares anġinne ġeteald sīe.- We have often heard that people call this day year's day, as if this is the first day in the course of the year. But we find no explanation in Christian books for why this day is considered the beginning of the year.
Declension
Declension of ġēares dæġ (strong a-stem)
Descendants