English Explanatory Dictionary

Wren Day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A custom on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in the coming year.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛn ˌdeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wren Day.wav

Word forms

Wren Day

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wrandijô Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō Old English wrenna Middle English wrenne English wren Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day English Wren Day From wren + day.

Related words

wrenboy St. Stephen's Day
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