weorcdæg

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werkadagaz. Cognate with Old High German werctag and Old Norse verkdagr. Equivalent to weorc +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

Noun

weorcdæġ m

  1. workday (day on which work is done; in Anglo-Saxon England, typically any day but Sunday)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weorcdæġ weorcdagas
accusative weorcdæġ weorcdagas
genitive weorcdæġes weorcdaga
dative weorcdæġe weorcdagum

Descendants

  • Middle English: werkday

See also

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