halyday

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === haliday, haliȝdei, holyday, haly-day, halliday, haleday, halidei, holiday === Etymology === From Old English hāliġdæġ; equivalent to holy +‎ day. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaːliːdæi̯/, /ˈhalidæi̯/, /ˈhɔːliːdæi̯/, /ˈhɔlidæi̯/ === Noun === halyday (plural halydayes or halydawes) A religious holiday or celebration (especially a Christian one) ==== Descendants ==== English: holiday Scots: haliday Yola: hollydie, holy die ==== References ==== “hā̆lī̆-dai, hālī dai, n. & phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 April 2018.