Miðviku-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - miðviku-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "miðviku-dagr"

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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