function d3_time_parseWeekdayAbbrev(date, string, i) {
      d3_time_dayAbbrevRe.lastIndex = 0;
      var n = d3_time_dayAbbrevRe.exec(string.substring(i));
      return n ? (date.w = d3_time_dayAbbrevLookup.get(n[0].toLowerCase()), i + n[0].length) : -1;
    }