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|'''Sunday'''
|'''Sunday'''
|"day of the sun"
|"day of the sun"
|Sunnandæg  
|''Sunnandæg''
|dies Solis
|''dies Solis''; later ''diēs Dominicus'' for
"day of the Lord
|dimanche
|dimanche
|domingo
|domingo
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|'''Monday'''
|'''Monday'''
|"day of the moon"
|"day of the moon"
|Mōnandæg  
|''Mōnandæg''
|dies Lunae
|''dies Lunae''
|lundi
|lundi
|lunes
|lunes
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|"Tiw's day"
|"Tiw's day"
(Anglo-Saxon god of war & combat)
(Anglo-Saxon god of war & combat)
|Tīwesdæg
|''Tīwesdæg''
|dies Martis  
|''dies Martis''
(Mars = god of War)
(Mars = god of War)
|mardi
|mardi
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|day of Woden ((also Odin)
|day of Woden ((also Odin)
(Norse father of the gods)
(Norse father of the gods)
|Wōdnesdæg  
|''Wōdnesdæg''
|dies Mercurii
|dies Mercurii
Mercury = the messenger god
Mercury = the messenger god
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|"Thor's day"  
|"Thor's day"  
(Norse god of thunder)
(Norse god of thunder)
|Þūnresdæg ("th-")
|''Þūnresdæg'' ("th-")
from "Þunor " thunder"
from "Þunor " thunder"
|diēs Jovis
|''diēs Jovis''
(Jupiter = god of thunder)
(Jupiter = god of thunder)
|jeudi
|jeudi
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|"Frigga's day"
|"Frigga's day"
(Norse goddess of love, home, fertility)
(Norse goddess of love, home, fertility)
|Frīgedæg  
|''Frīgedæg''
|dies Veneris
|''dies Veneris''
(Venus = goddess of love)
(Venus = goddess of love)
|vendredi
|vendredi
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|'''Saturday'''
|'''Saturday'''
|"day of Saturn"
|"day of Saturn"
|Sæturnesdæg  
|''Sæturnesdæg''
Note: in Norse, laugardagr =  "washing-day"
Note: in Norse, laugardagr =  "washing-day"


(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
Saturn = god of wealth & renewal