Old English · noun
gelotendæg
Normalised ġelotendæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈlo.tenˌdæj/
- Syllables
- je · ˈlo · ten · ˌdæj (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- afternoon
Meaning
-
afternoon
-
early evening
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġelotendæġ | ġelotendagas |
| Accusative | ġelotendæġ | ġelotendagas |
| Genitive | ġelotendæġes | ġelotendaga |
| Dative | ġelotendæġe | ġelotendagum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From past-participle of lūtan (“to lout, to bow, to stoop, to bend”) + dæg (“day”), literally meaning the bowed or declined day.
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