"Wednesday" meaning in Middle English

See Wednesday in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɔdnəzˌdæi̯/, /ˈwɔdənzˌdæi̯/, /ˈwɔnzˌdæi̯/ [syncope] (note: from wōdnesdæġ), /ˈwɛdnəzˌdæi̯/, /ˈwɛdənzˌdæi̯/, /ˈwɛnzˌdæi̯/ [syncope] (note: from *wēdnesdæġ)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wōdnesdæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag. Forms in /ɛ/ likely reflect *wēdnesdæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag; compare Middle Dutch wenesdach (for usual woensdach) and Old Frisian wernisdei. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wōdnesdæġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wōdnesdæġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|wōdnesdæġ}} Inherited from Old English wōdnesdæġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*Wōdanas dag}} Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*Wōdinas dag}} Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag, {{cog|dum|wenesdach}} Middle Dutch wenesdach, {{cog|ofs|wernisdei}} Old Frisian wernisdei Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} Wednesday Forms: wedenesday [alternative], wednesday [alternative], Wednesdei [alternative], Wedonesday [alternative], weodnesdei [alternative], wodnysday [alternative, Kent], wodnesdai [alternative], wodinsdai [alternative], Wennessday [alternative], Wensday [alternative], Wonnysday [alternative], wonysday [alternative]
  1. Wednesday (fourth day of the week) Derived forms: Aschewednysday

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɔdənzˌdæi̯/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛdnəzˌdæi̯/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛdənzˌdæi̯/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛdnəzˌdæi̯/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛdənzˌdæi̯/"
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