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Old English · noun

æfensang

Normalised ǣfensang

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæː.fenˌsɑnɡ/
[ˈæː.venˌsɑŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈæː · fen · ˌsɑnɡ (3 syllables)
Modern English
vespersevensong

Meaning

  1. Vespers, vespers

Declension

Declension of æfensang
SingularPlural
Nominative ǣfensangǣfensangas
Accusative ǣfensangǣfensangas
Genitive ǣfensangesǣfensanga
Dative ǣfensangeǣfensangum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ǣfen (“eveneing”) + sang (“liturgical service”)

Descendants

evensong

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