heodæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”, instrumental), from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this”) + *dagaz (“day”). Cognate with Old Frisian hiūdega, hiōda (“today”), Old Saxon hōdigo, hūdigu (“today”), Old High German hiu tagu, hiutu, hiuto (“today”) > German heute, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 (himma daga). More at he, day.

Possibly a calque of the Old Saxon word (see the Usage Notes section).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜oːˌdæj/, [ˈhe͜oːˌdæj]

Adverb

hēodæġ

1. (hapax) on this day; today

Usage notes

• Only attested once in Genesis B, a translation of an Old Saxon text.

Synonyms

• tōdæġ