Miðviku-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - miðviku-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "miðviku-dagr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

miðviku-dagr: (proncd. miðku-dagr), mid-week-day, i. e. Wednesday; cp. Germ. mittwoche, (for this use see the remarks s. v. dagr), Rb. 102, Orkn. 322, K. Á. 188, Ó. H. 223, Sturl. ii. 153, D. n. v. 505: mið-viku-aptan, -morgin, -nótt, f. Wednesday eve, morning, night, K. Þ. K. 124, K. Á. 22, Ísl. ii. 346, Sturl. iii. 83.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦᚢᛁᚴᚢ-ᛏᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

proncd.: pronounced.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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