English
Lady Day
Lady Day comes from Middle English leafdi dei.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leafdi dei
- Englishearliest quotation 1977Lady Day
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leafdi dei
- Englishearliest quotation 1977Lady Day
Earliest quotation: 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words: “By Lady Day the Scriptorium was ready to receive…”
Every English word from Middle English leafdi dei
Today it means
noun 25th March, an English quarter day.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English leafdi dei / Lady Day