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Old English · noun

æfentungel

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæ.fen.tun.ɡel/
[ˈæ.ven.tuŋ.ɡel]
Syllables
ˈæ · fen · tun · ɡel (4 syllables)
Modern English
hesperusseenvenusevening star

Meaning

  1. the evening star, Hesperus, i.e. Venus as seen in the evening

Declension

Declension of æfentungel
Singular
Nominative æfentungel
Accusative æfentungel
Genitive æfentungles
Dative æfentungle

All forms (3)

Etymology

Equivalent to ǣfen (“evening”) + tungol (“star”)

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