Friday
/ˈfraɪ.deɪ/noun
The sixth day of the week following Thursday.
Did you know?Freya (equated with Frigg), ruler of Friday, mastered seidr—a forbidden Norse shamanic magic for prophecy, shape-shifting, and spirit journeys, later branded witchcraft by Christians.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pri-
“to love”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frijaz
“beloved, dear; free, noble”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Frijjō
“Frigg, goddess of love”
1st century AD
Latin
dies Veneris
“Venus's day (goddess of love)”
Old English (c. 900)
OE
Frīgedæg
“Frigg's day”
Middle English (13th c.)
ME
Fridai
“Friday”
Modern English
English
Friday
“sixth day of the week”