Wednesday
Wednesday (?; 48) , noun
[Old English wednesdai, wodnesdei, Anglo-Saxon Wōdnes dag, that is, Woden's day (a translation of Latin dies Mercurii); from Wōden the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to Old Saxon Wōdan, Old High German Wuotan, Icelandic Oeinn, Dutch woensdag Wednesday, Icelandic ōeinsdagr, Danish & Swedish onsdag. See Day, and compare Woden, Wood, a.]
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
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Ash Wednesday , See in the Vocabulary.