æfensang
Old English
Etymology
From ǣfen (“eveneing”) + sang (“liturgical service”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæː.fenˌsɑnɡ/, [ˈæː.venˌsɑŋɡ]
Noun
ǣfensang m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣfensang | ǣfensangas |
| accusative | ǣfensang | ǣfensangas |
| genitive | ǣfensanges | ǣfensanga |
| dative | ǣfensange | ǣfensangum |
Descendants
- English: evensong
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽfen-sang”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.