Therefore in Old English we have the following names (with their Modern English developments): Sunnandg, Sunday; Mnandg, Monday; Twesdg, Tuesday (the god Tiu, like Mars, was a god of war Wdnesdg, Wednesday (the god Woden, like Mercury, was quick and eloquent Thunresdg, Thursday (the god Thunor in Old English or Thor in Old Norse, like Jupiter, was lord of the sky; Old Norse Thrsdagr influenced the English form Frgedg, Friday (the goddess Frigg, like Venus, was the goddess of love and Saeternesdg, Saturday.
所以在古英语中我们看到以下的名字(以及他们的现代英语形式):Sunnanhd?g,星期日; Monand?g,星期一; Tiwesd?g,星期二(蒂乌神,象玛尔斯一样,是战神); Wodnesd?g,星期三(沃登,象墨丘利一样,行动敏捷,善于词辩); Thunresd?g,星期四古英语中的撒纳及古挪威语的索,象朱庇特一样,是宇宙之主;古挪威语的 Thorsdagr影响了英语中的该词的形式); Friged?g,星期五(女神弗丽嘉,象维纳斯一样,是爱神);和 Saeternesd?g,星期六