friday Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
    Fri.

WordNet


Fri"day noun
Etymology
AS. frigedæg, fr. Frigu, the gooddes of marriage; friqu love + dæg day; cf. Icel. Frigg name of a goddess, the wife of Odin or Wodan, OHG. Friatag, Isel. Frjadagr. AS. frigu is prob. from the root of E. friend, free. See Free, and Day.
Definitions
  1. The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday.

Webster 1913