Thursday

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From Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þurresdæġ (Thursday), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (Thursday, literally Thor's day), but more likely of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (day of the thunder god). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day.

A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).

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Thursday (plural Thursdays)

  1. The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.
    • c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], [] Romeo and Juliet. [] (First Quarto), London: [] Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
      Cap[ulet]. [] If vve ſhould reuell much, therefore vve vvill haue / Some halfe a dozen frends and make no more adoe. / But vvhat ſay you to Thurſday. / Par[is]. My Lorde I vviſhe that Thurſday vvere to morrovv.
    • 1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 50:
      But for satisfaction pure and deep, for balance in pleasure and comfort, Thursday canʼt be beat.

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Thursday (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canada) on Thursday

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From Old English þurresdæġ, þursdæġ, late form of þunresdæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag. Possibly influenced by Old Norse þórsdagr, though compare the development of early Middle English are from ānre.

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Thursday

  1. Thursday

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  • English: Thursday
  • Scots: Fuirsday
  • Yola: Thorsdei

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