nihtwæcce
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, niht (“night”) + wæċċe (“watch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnixtˌwæt.t͡ʃe/, [ˈniçtˌwæt.t͡ʃe]
Noun
nihtwæċċe f
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nihtwæċċe | nihtwæċċan |
| accusative | nihtwæċċan | nihtwæċċan |
| genitive | nihtwæċċan | nihtwæċċena |
| dative | nihtwæċċan | nihtwæċċum |
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: nyȝt wacche, nightwacche
- English: nightwatch, night watch
- Scots: nycht wach, nycht watche
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “niht-wæcce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.