English
Lord's Day
Lord's Day may come from Old Norse dróttinsdagr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dróttinsdagruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1957Lord's Day
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350dróttinsdagruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1957Lord's Day
Earliest quotation: 1957, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Part I, section 1: “All officers in command of Her Majesty’s ships shall…”
Made of the words Lord's + Day
Proto-Germanic *dagaz
Proto-West Germanic *dag
Old English dæġ ‘day’
Middle English day ‘a day’
English Day
Every English word from Old Norse dróttinsdagr
Today it means
noun Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse dróttinsdagr / Lord's Day