"laweday" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlau̯(ə)dæi̯/ Forms: lawedayes [plural], lawdai [alternative], law day [alternative], lawday [alternative], lagheday [alternative, Early-Middle-English, Kent], laghe daye [alternative, Early-Middle-English, Kent]
Etymology: From lawe (“law”) + day (“day”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|lawe|day|t1=law|t2=day}} lawe (“law”) + day (“day”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} laweday, {{enm-noun|lawedayes}} laweday (plural lawedayes)
  1. A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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