bebdomada

English translation: week

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Latin term or phrase:	hebdomada
English translation:	week

03:47 Jul 17, 2010

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Latin term or phrase: bebdomada

I'm working through a Medieval text about the Eddas, and am not sure I have this right. Please let me know your thoughts.

I cannot find "bebdomada" in any of my lexicons.

Source:
Freya & Tyr etiam bellorum præsides. A Tyro tertius, a Thoro quintus in bebdomada dies denominati sunt. Thuras seu Mars Rex Assyriorum.

My rendering:

Freya and Tyr are still the governors of wars. From Tyr the third, and from Thor the fifth in [bebdomada] days are named. Either Thuras or Mars is King of the Assyrians.

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week

Explanation:
= hebdomada Clearly a typo!

Hebdomas, -atis means the 7th day in classical Latin, here refering to the week -> "fifth day of the week" or a phrase to that effect.

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Alison Sabedoria (X)
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week

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week

Explanation:
= hebdomada Clearly a typo!

Hebdomas, -atis means the 7th day in classical Latin, here refering to the week -> "fifth day of the week" or a phrase to that effect.

Alison Sabedoria (X)
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Very helpful! Thanks!

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Asker: That helps a lot. I end up with "The third day of the week is named for Tyr, and the fifth for Thor."

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