þórsdagur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þórsdagr (“Thor's day, day of Thor”) Þórr (“Thor”) (modern Icelandic Þór) and dagr (“a day”) (modern Icelandic dagur (“a day”)). Corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis. === Noun === þórsdagur m (genitive singular þórsdags, nominative plural þórsdagar) (archaic) Thursday ==== Usage notes ==== This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by fimmtudagur, which means simply "fifth day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (rare, archaic) hvíti þórsdagur (Ascension Day, synonymous uppstigningardagur) (rare, archaic) skíri þórsdagur (Maundy Thursday, synonymous skírdagur)