Old English · noun

efnniht

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong consonant stem
IPA: /ˈefnˌnixt/
[ˈevnˌniçt]
Syllables: ˈefn · ˌnixt (2 syllables)
Modern English: equinox evennight

Meaning

equinox

Rōmanisc̄e lēodan ongynnað heora ġēar æfter hǣðenum ġewunan on winterlīċere tīde. Ebrei healdað heora geares annginn on lenctenlīcre emnihte. Đā Grēcisċan onginnað hyra ġēar æt ðām sunnstede; ⁊ ða Egiptisċan on hærfest.

The Roman people begin theirs, after the heathen custom, in the winter time. The Hebrews observe the beginning of their year on the vernal equinox. The Greeks begin their year at the solstice; and the Egyptians in the fall.
c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

Declension

Declension of efnniht
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	efnniht	efnniht
Accusative	efnniht	efnniht
Genitive	efnniht	efnnihta
Dative	efnniht efnnihte	efnnihtum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (literally “equal night”), a calque of Latin aequinoctium. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht and Old Norse jafnnætti. Equivalent to efn- + niht.

Descendants

evennight

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