nihtwæcce

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, niht (“night”) +‎ wæċċe (“watch”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnixtˌwæt.t͡ʃe/, [ˈniçtˌwæt.t͡ʃe]

Noun

nihtwæċċe f

  1. night watch
  2. vigil

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative nihtwæċċe nihtwæċċan
accusative nihtwæċċan nihtwæċċan
genitive nihtwæċċan nihtwæċċena
dative nihtwæċċan nihtwæċċum

Descendants

  • English: night watch

References

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