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Reconstruction:Old English/geolniht
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jehwlanahts. Cognate with Old Norse jólanátt. Equivalent to ġēol + niht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈje͜oːlˌnixt/, [ˈje͜oːlˌniçt] (original)
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːlˌnixt/, [ˈjuːlˌniçt], /ˈjoːlˌnixt/, [ˈjoːlˌniçt] (Norse influence)
Noun
*ġēolniht or *ġeōlniht f
- the night before Christmas
Declension
Declension of *geolniht (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
accusative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
genitive | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihta |
dative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihtum |
Declension of *geolniht (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
accusative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
genitive | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihta |
dative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihtum |
Synonyms
- Cristes mæsseniht
- middes wintres mæsseniht
Descendants
- Middle English: Yol nyght