giestranæfen
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġyrstanǣfen, ġierstanǣfen
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌæː.fen/, [ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌæː.ven]
Noun
ġiestranǣfen m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġiestranǣfen | ġiestranǣfennas |
| accusative | ġiestranǣfen | ġiestranǣfennas |
| genitive | ġiestranǣfennes | ġiestranǣfenna |
| dative | ġiestranǣfenne | ġiestranǣfennum |
Descendants
- Middle English: yistreven, yester even
- English: yestereven, yestereve, yestreen (Scotland)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gistranǽfen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.