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Webster 1913 Edition
Wednesday
Wednes′day
(?; 48)
, Noun.
[OE. ]
wednesdai
, wodnesdei
, AS. Wōdnes dæg
, i. e., Woden’s day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii
); fr. Wōden
the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS. Wōdan
, OHG. Wuotan
, Icel. Oðinn
, D. woensdag
Wednesday, Icel. ōðinsdagr
, Dan. & Sw. onsdag
. See Day
, and cf. Woden
, Wood
, Adj.
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday
. See in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wednesday
WEDNESDAY
,Noun.