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almost unintelligible by being changed into a masculine mitlwoch,
mittich, Berth. 24, maktig, Staid. 2, 194, conf. the Gothl. majkadag,
a
Almqv. 442 ), an der mitkun* fern., is found in the Cod. zaringobad.
no. 140 (A.D. 1261). So even for the fifth day, the numeric name
128. Ottoc. 144a Gratzer urk. of 1338. Schwa-
phinztac (Berth. .
benspiegel, p. 196. Schm. 1, 322), or phingstag, has made its
way into some districts of Upper Germany through Greco-Slavic
influences, Tre^Trr??, petek, piatek, patek, though by these the Slavs
mean Friday (see Suppl.).
NEW HIGH GERM. I. sonntag. II. montag. III. Dienstag.
IV. mittwoch. V. Donnerstag. VI. Freitag. VII. samstag,
sonnabend.
OLD SAXON. The OS. names are wanting, but must have
differed in some essential points from the OIIG., as the derived
dialects prove. We may pretty safely assume Wddanes dag for
the fourth day of the week, for in Westphalia it is still called
Godenstag, Gonstag, Gaunstag, Gunstag, at Aix Gguesdag, in Lower
Rhen. urkunden Gudestag, Giinther, 3, 585. 611 (A.D. 1380-7),
Gudenstag, Kindlinger horigk. p. 577-8 (A.D. 1448). The third day
was probably Tiwesdag, the fifth Thunaresdag, the sixth Friundag.
The most unlike would doubtless be the seventh, was it formed
after dies Saturni, Sdteresdag ? conf. the Westph. Saterstag, Saiter-
staig, Giinter 3, 502 (A.D. 1365). In Sachsensp. 2, 66 one MS. reads
for sunavend Satersdach (see Suppl.).
MID. DUTCH. I. sondach, Maerl. 2, 159. II. manendach, Huyd.
op St. 3, 389. maendadi, Maerl. 2, 139. III. Disendach, Maerl.
2, 140. al. Dicendach, Dissendach, Cannaert strafrecht, pp. 124, 481
apparently corrupted from Tisdach. IV. Wocnsdach, Maerl. 2, 143.
V. Donresdach, Maerl. 2, 144. VI. Vridach, Maerl. 2, 159. gen.
Vrindagh&t, Maerl. 2, 143. 157. VII. Saterdach, Maerl. 2, 114.
120-3. 157-9. 276. 3, 197. 343. also sonnacht, Maerl. 2, 164. 3, 240.
(see Suppl.).
NEW DUTCH. I. zondag. II. mdndag. III. dingsdag, for
merly dinsdag, Dissendag. IV. Woensdag, Belg. Goensdag. V.
Donderdag. VI. Vridag. VII. Zaterdag.
OLD FRISIAN. I. sonnadei. II. monadci. III. Tysdei. IV.
Wernsdei. V. Tkunresdei, Tornsdei. VI. Frigendei, Fredei. VII.
Saterdei (references for all these forms in Richthofen).
NEW FRISIAN. I. sneyn, abbrev. from sinnedey, sendei, senned