middæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjaz dagaz. Equivalent to mid- +‎ dæġ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmidˌdæj/

Noun

middæġ m

noon, midday
the middle of the day

Usage notes

In cases other than the strong nominative singular, the prefix usually becomes the adjective midd and is inflected: oþ midne dæġ (“until noon”). Midniht (“midnight”), midsumor (“midsummer”), and midwinter (“midwinter”) work the same way.

Declension

Declension of middæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	middæġ	midde dagas
accusative	midne dæġ	midde dagas
genitive	middes dæġes	midra daga
dative	middum dæġe	middum dagum

Derived terms

middæġlīċ
middæġsang

Descendants

Middle English: midday
- English: midday

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “middæg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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