Old English · noun
easterniht
Normalised ēasterniht
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑːs.ter.nixt/[ˈæ͜ɑːs.terˠ.niçt]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑːs · ter · nixt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- easter-nighteaster
Meaning
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Easter-night
Sōhton sāriġu tū siġebearn godes ǣnne in þæt eorðærn þǣr hī ǣr wiston þæt hine ġehȳddan hæleð Iudea; wēndan þæt hē on þām beorge bīdan sċeolde, āna in þǣre ēasterniht.
Two sorrowful women sought the God’s only victory-child in that earthen-home where, as they knew before, heroes of Judea hid him; hoped that he should have lingered in that mound, alone in the Easter-eve.
10th century, The Descent into Hell:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēasterniht | ēasterniht |
| Accusative | ēasterniht | ēasterniht |
| Genitive | ēasternihtēasternihtes | ēasternihta |
| Dative | ēasternihtēasternihte | ēasternihtum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From ēastre (“Easter”) + niht (“night”).
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