nyghtyngale
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngale
Etymology
From earlier nyghtgale, niȝtegale; perhaps influenced by nyghten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnixtinɡaːl(ə)/
Noun
nyghtyngale (plural nyghtyngales)
- nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Descendants
- English: nightingale
- Scots: nichtingale
References
- “nightin-gāle (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.