nihtlic
Old English
Etymology
From niht + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German nahtlīh.
Adjective
nihtlīċ
- nightly, of the night, nocturnal.
Declension
Declension of nihtlic — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nihtlīċ | nihtlīċu, -o | nihtlīċ |
| Accusative | nihtlīċne | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċ |
| Genitive | nihtlīċes | nihtlīċre | nihtlīċes |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċre | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċre | nihtlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċa, -e | nihtlīċu, -o |
| Accusative | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċa, -e | nihtlīċu, -o |
| Genitive | nihtlīċra | nihtlīċra | nihtlīċra |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
Declension of nihtlic — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nihtlīċa | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċe |
| Accusative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċe |
| Genitive | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Dative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Accusative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Genitive | nihtlīċra, nihtlīċena | nihtlīċra, nihtlīċena | nihtlīċra, nihtlīċena |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: nihtlic, nihtlich, nyȝtly
- English: nightly
- Scots: nichtlie
References
- nihtlíc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary