nyghtgale

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English nihtegale, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnixt(ə)ɡaːl(ə)/

Noun

nyghtgale (plural nyghtgales)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants

  • English: nightgale (obsolete)
  • Scots: nychtgale

References

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