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"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?
"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?
Hint
They are names that we use every DAY. Here is the list in order:the sun, the moon, Tiw, Woden, Thunor, Frige, and Saturn.
Answer
They are the basis for our names of the days of the week.Sunday - Sunnandaeg - Sun's day
Monday - Monandaeg - Moon's day
Tuesday - Tiwesdaeg - Tiw's day
Wednesday - Wodnesdaeg - Woden's day
Thursday - Thunresdaeg - Thunor's day
Friday - Frigedaeg - Frige's day
Saturday - Saeternesdaeg - Saturn's day
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That was really good!
I thought that was pretty good one although the name kinda gives it away
your teasers are so much fun!
very informative. That's really cool.
That was fun. Got it with the hint - thanks
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.
Fortunately I do study history, so that was no challenge....but you sure got a nice way to write your teasers!
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
good teaser though
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!!
I ACTUALLY KNEW THIS ONE HECK YEAH
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