yearday
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A particular day numbered from the first day in the year, without regard to month divisions.
Example Sentences
- "The Second Advent of Christ to remove to heaven his waiting people takes place at the end of the yearday sixth vial in accordance with his personal announcement, […]"
- "It was reported that the Vice-President and Mrs. Dowling and the Secretary and Mrs. McDougall were to represent the Scottish Institute at the Accountants' Yearday of the Nederlands Instituut van Accountants and at the Silver Jubilee celebrations in Düsseldorf […]"
- "The 14th Academic Yearday of the Medical Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch will be held on 6-7 August in the C. R. Louw Theatre, Sanlamhof, Bellville, Cape."
- "In a foregoing piece (a week ago in this same mirthboke^([sic])) I wrote anent the ninehundredth yearday of the Clash of Hastings; […]"
- "Today was her grandchild's yearday. Every year on the day the Little was born, the Littles celebrated their yearday. Henna Rose wanted to prepare a special evening meal and celebration for Knotten tonight. Knotten was ten yeardays today."
- "To wit, on certain year-days he would tarry alone in his tower, and his lamp might be seen gleaming till midnight."
Etymology
From Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai (“anniversary”), from Old English *ġēardæġ (compare Old English ġeārdagas (“days of yore”)), from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“day of the year, yearly day”), from Proto-Germanic *jēradagaz, equivalent to year + day. Cognate with West Frisian jierdei (“birthday”), Dutch jaardag (“anniversary, birthday”), German Jahrtag (“anniversary”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ȝereday, *ġēardæġ, *jāradag, *jēradagaz