Monday is Monandaeg, or Moon's Day.
Tuesday is Tiwesdaeg, or Tiw's Day (also Tiu or Tig). Tiw was the Norse sky god.
Wednesday is Wodnesdaeg, or Woden's Day.
Thursday is Dunresdaeg, or Thor's Day. In this case the name of the day comes from Thor's Day, not Dunresdaeg.
Friday is Frigedaeg, or Frigg's Day. Frigg was Woden's wife.
Saturday is Saeternesdaeg, or Saturn's Day.
Sunday is Sunnandaeg, or Sun's Day.
Tuesday is Tiwesdaeg, or Tiw's Day (also Tiu or Tig). Tiw was the Norse sky god.
Wednesday is Wodnesdaeg, or Woden's Day.
Thursday is Dunresdaeg, or Thor's Day. In this case the name of the day comes from Thor's Day, not Dunresdaeg.
Friday is Frigedaeg, or Frigg's Day. Frigg was Woden's wife.
Saturday is Saeternesdaeg, or Saturn's Day.
Sunday is Sunnandaeg, or Sun's Day.
Bibliography
Youngson, Robert. Scientific Blunders. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc., 1998.
So have you been reading Anglo-Saxon books?
ReplyDeleteYes, but that is not where I got this. The book it came from is called "Scientific Blunders" by Robert Youngson.
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