weke-day

Middle English

Alternative forms

wouke day, wykday, weke day, woke day, wok day, wockeday, wukedaȝȝ

Etymology

From weke (“week”) +‎ day.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweːk(ə)dɛi̯/, /ˈwoːk(ə)dɛi̯/, /ˈwik(ə)dɛi̯/

Noun

weke-day

A day of the week.
(Late ME) A seven-day week.
(Late ME) A six-day workweek.

Descendants

English: weekday

References

“wẹ̄ke-dai (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.

See also

(days of the week) weke-dayes; Sunnenday, Monday, Tewesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saterday

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