nihtwacu

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtwaku. Equivalent to niht (“night”) +‎ wacu (“watch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnix.twɑ.ku/, [ˈniç.twɑ.ku]

Noun

nihtwacu f

  1. night watch
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
      ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela,
      atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat
      nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan,
      þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
      have withstood bitter sorrow,
      known many sorrow-halls in ship,
      loathsome rolling of waves
      where the unquiet night watch
      oft got me at the stem of seacraft
      then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nihtwacu nihtwaca, nihtwace
accusative nihtwace nihtwaca, nihtwace
genitive nihtwace nihtwaca
dative nihtwace nihtwacum
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