"Thursday" meaning in Middle English

See Thursday in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈθur(i)zdæi̯/, /ˈθyːrzdæi̯/ [Northern] Forms: Thoresday [alternative], Thuresday [alternative], Thurysday [alternative], Þursday [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English þuresdæġ, þursdæġ, late form of þunresdæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag. Possibly influenced by Old Norse þórsdagr, though compare the development of early Middle English are from ānre. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þuresdæġ}} Old English þuresdæġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*Þunras dag}} Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag, {{m+|enm|are}} Middle English are Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} Thursday
  1. Thursday (fifth day of the week) Derived forms: Schyre Thursday

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
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