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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”, instrumental), from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”) + *dagaz (“day”). Cognate with Old Frisian hiūdega, hiōda (“today”), Old Saxon hōdigo, hūdigu (“today”), Old High German hiu tagu, hiutu, hiuto (“today”) > German heute, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 (himma daga). More at he, day.
Possibly a calque of the Old Saxon word (see the Usage Notes section).
Pronunciation
Adverb
hēodæġ
- (hapax) on this day; today
Usage notes
- Only attested once in Genesis B, a translation of an Old Saxon text.
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