Braingle: 'Weak Memory' Brain Teaser

Weak Memory

Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.

Puzzle ID:	#32880
Fun:	(3.02)
Difficulty:	(1.86)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	MarcM1098

"Uncle Jimmy, we're studying Norse mythology and I keep forgetting some of the names, can you help?" Andrew asked.

"Certainly," Jimmy replied, "let's pick a few to start with: Odin, his wife Frigg, Thor, and Tyr. You really already know these names, or at least the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
Woden is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin, the wise, one-eyed, chief god.
Frige is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Frigg, the goddess of clouds and sky.
Thunor is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Thor, the god of thunder.
Tiw is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Tyr, the god of war and battle."

"Sorry, but those names don't seem any more familiar," Andrew protested.

"What if I told you those four names are related to the sun, the moon, and the planet Saturn?"

"What? That's even more confusing."

"Final clue, they are the basis of a naming system that we use every day."

In what way are these names commonly used about which Andrew should be aware?

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Comments

MMSMustang Sep 07, 2006	That was really good!
Alicia_Ellis Sep 07, 2006	I thought that was pretty good one although the name kinda gives it away
SPUTNIK2 Sep 07, 2006	your teasers are so much fun!
blondebookworm Sep 07, 2006	very informative. That's really cool.
donut364 Sep 09, 2006	That was fun. Got it with the hint - thanks
Pizzazz2u Sep 10, 2006	Knowing these is a daily thing around this house. Your title just about gave it away to my group. A Superb teaser! A wee bit too easy, for some, but it will make others think.
Phalanx Oct 26, 2006	Fortunately I do study history, so that was no challenge....but you sure got a nice way to write your teasers!
reptile5000 Nov 13, 2006	actually, i just wanted to note that people bealieve differently on where the days came from. the actuall answer is a dialect of latin and indo-european, all root languages, latin is the root of spanish, french, romanian, portugese, and italian, indo-european is the root of so many others, including the 1 u had as an example. good teaser though
Obilio May 02, 2013	Awesome! I didn't realize we English speakers hung on to so much of the Saxon part of Anglo-Saxon, even though Beowulf is the oldest known example (unless they've found something else I haven't heard about) of Old English writing, and that is so obviously Saxon influenced. When I home-schooled my youngest we read a side -by - side so you could see how much was readable to a modern reader. I love it that in this thousands of years of patriarchal western society, that story really gets hairy when you tick off the monster's MOTHER, lol. Anyway, I wish I had known about the connection with days, he'll love that when I tell him. Thanks!!