midniht

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjanahts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidˌnixt/, [ˈmidˌniçt]

Noun

midniht f

  1. midnight
  2. the middle of the night

Usage notes

  • In cases other than the strong nominative singular, the prefix usually becomes the adjective midd and is inflected: tō midre niht (“at midnight,” cf. Old High German zi mitteru naht “at midnight” → German Mitternacht “midnight”). Middæġ (“noon”), midsumor (“midsummer”), and midwinter (“midwinter”) work the same way.

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative midniht midda niht, midde niht
accusative midde niht midda niht, midde niht
genitive midre niht midra nihta
dative midre niht middum nihtum

Descendants

  • Middle English: midnight, mydnyght
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