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|day of Woden
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(Norse father of the gods)
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(so unrelated to the Roman or Nordic gods)
(so unrelated to the Roman or Nordic gods)
|diēs Sāturnī
|diēs Sāturnī
Saturn = god of wealth & renewal
(related to the Greek Titan, Cronus)
|samedi
|samedi
|sabado
|sabado

Revision as of 15:11, 1 January 2022

Meanings and origins of the names of the days of the week

English Literal Meaning Old English Latin French Spanish
Sunday "day of the sun" Sunnandæg dies Solis dimanche domingo
Monday "day of the moon" Mōnandæg dies Lunae lundi lunes
Tuesday "Tiw's day"

(Anglo-Saxon god of war & combat)

Tīwesdæg dies Martis

(Mars = god of War)

mardi martes
Wednesday day of Woden ((also Odin)

(Norse father of the gods)

Wōdnesdæg dies Mercurii

Mercury = the messenger god

mercredi miercoles
Thursday "Thor's day"

(Norse god of thunder)

Þūnresdæg ("th-")

from "Þunor " thunder"

diēs Jovis

(Jupiter = god of thunder)

jeudi jueves
Friday "Frigga's day"

(Norse goddess of love, home, fertility)

Frīgedæg dies Veneris

(Venus = goddess of love)

vendredi viernes
Saturday "day of Saturn" Sæturnesdæg

Note: in Norse, laugardagr = "washing-day"

(so unrelated to the Roman or Nordic gods)

diēs Sāturnī

Saturn = god of wealth & renewal

(related to the Greek Titan, Cronus)

samedi sabado

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