middæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz dagaz. Equivalent to mid- +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmidˌdæj/

Noun

middæġ m

1. noon, midday
2. the middle of the day

Usage notes

• In cases other than the strong nominative singular, the prefix usually becomes the adjective midd and is inflected: oþ midne dæġ (“until noon”). Midniht (“midnight”), midsumor (“midsummer”), and midwinter (“midwinter”) work the same way.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	middæġ	midde dagas
accusative	midne dæġ	midde dagas
genitive	middes dæġes	midra daga
dative	middum dæġe	middum dagum

Derived terms

• middæġlīċ
• middæġsang

Descendants

• Middle English: midday
  • English: midday

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “middæg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.