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Old English · noun

æfen

Normalised ǣfen

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæː.fen/
[ˈæː.ven]
Syllables
ˈæː · fen (2 syllables)
Modern English
eveeveningvesperseven

Meaning

  1. evening

  2. eve: the day/evening/night before something

    mōnanǣfen

    Sunday evening

  3. vespers

Declension

Declension of æfen
SingularPlural
Nominative ǣfenǣfennas
Accusative ǣfenǣfennas
Genitive ǣfennesǣfenna
Dative ǣfenneǣfennum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Form reflects Proto-West Germanic *āban, a byform or derivative of *ābanþ. Cognate with Old Frisian ēvend, Old Saxon āvand, Old Dutch āvont, Old High German āband, Old Norse aptann.

Descendants

eve, even

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