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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRI'DAY, n.
The sixth day of the week, formerly consecrated to Frigga.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day [syn: Friday, Fri]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fr?gedæg (akin to Old High German fr?atag Friday), from *Fr?g Frigga + dæg day, prehistoric translation of Latin dies Veneris Venus' day Date: before 12th century the sixth day of the week • Fridays adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adv. --n. the sixth day of the week, following Thursday. --adv. colloq. 1 on Friday. 2 (Fridays) on Fridays; each Friday. Phrases and idioms: girl (or man) Friday a helper or follower (after Man Friday in Defoe's Robinson Crusoe). Etymology: OE frigedæg f. Gmc (named after Frigg the wife of Odin)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Friday Fri"day, n. [AS. friged[ae]g, fr. Frigu, the gooddes of marriage; friqu love + d[ae]g day; cf. Icel. Frigg name of a goddess, the wife of Odin or Wodan, OHG. Fr[=i]atag, Icel. Frj[=a]dagr. AS. frigu is prob. from the root of E. friend, free. See Free, and Day.] The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Fridays) Friday is the day after Thursday and before Saturday. Mr Cook is intending to go to the Middle East on Friday. ...Friday 6 November... I get home at half seven on a Friday. N-VAR