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    Posted: 13-Jun-2006 at 18:16
As every primary school child learns the days of the week in English are named after the Norse Gods.
 
for those unfamiliar
 
Sunday - The Sun's Day and Monday - The Moon's Day......
The Norse legend for sunrise and sunset is based upon gods towing these objects around the earth in chariots pursued by giant wolves.
 
Tuesday - Tyr's Day........
Tyr was the Norse God of Justice
 
Wednesday - Wodan's Day........
Wodan was the Father God who lived in Valhalla
 
Thursday - Thor's Day ......
God of Thunder who smashed the clouds with his hammer to create lightning and thunder
 
Friday - Frigga's Day ......
wife of Wodan and queen of the gods.
 
and Saturday, Saturns day, a non Norse interloper.
 
 
 
 
Anyway to the question, speaking to a German friend I once presumed it would be identical in the German language. However he told me I was wrong, but in a very unconvincing way.... so I'm not too sure.
 
What I would like to know from all other Nordic speakers what the days of the week mean in your languages.....
 
 


Edited by Paul - 13-Jun-2006 at 18:17
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Slight differences in German:
 
Sonntag
Montag
Dienstag
Mittwoch (= Mid -week)
Donnerstag
Freitag
Samstag (Germanised form of the greek "sabbaton", which stems from the Hebrew "sabbat")
 


Edited by Komnenos - 15-Jun-2006 at 08:36
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Danish list of Days in a Week...
 
 
Sndag - The Sun's Day (old norse: sunnudagr)
 
Mandag - The Moon's Day (old norse: mnadagr)
 
Tirsdag - Tyr's / Tir's Day (old norse: t(r)sdagr)
 
Onsdag - Odins / Wotan's / Wodan's Day (old norse: dinsdagr)
 
Torsdag - Tor's / Thor's Day (old norse: thrsdagr... <th> is one rune)
 
Fredag - Freyja's / Frigga's / Frigg's Day (old norse: fridagr)
 
Lrdag -  (old norse: Laugurdagr) - meaning washing-/bathday.
 
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EALD ENGLISC- MODERN ENGLISH

Sunnandg-Sunday
Monadg-Monday
Tiwesdg-Tuesday
Wodnesdg-Wednesday
Thunnorsdg-Thursday
Frigedg-Friday
Saturndg-Saturday. I heard that In some dialects the word Lordsday could be found . But it should be a Norse loanword.
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