Old English · noun
midwinter
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmidˌwin.ter/
- Syllables
- ˈmid · ˌwin · ter (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- midwinter
Meaning
-
the middle of winter; midwinter, Christmas
Þēos tīd oþ midne winter is ġecweden Adventus Dominī, þæt is "Dryhtnes tōcyme."
This time until midwinter is called Adventus Domini, that is "the coming of the Lord."
c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday of the Lord's Advent"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | midwinter | midde wintras |
| Accusative | midne winter | midde wintras |
| Genitive | middes wintres | midra wintra |
| Dative | middum wintra | middum wintrum |
All forms (7)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *midjaz wintruz.
Descendants
midwinter
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