Old English · noun
nihtgenga
Normalised nihtgenġa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈnixtˌɡen.jɑ/[ˈniçtˌɡen.d͡ʒɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈnixt · ˌɡen · jɑ (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
an evil being active at night
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nihtgenġa | nihtgenġan |
| Accusative | nihtgenġan | nihtgenġan |
| Genitive | nihtgenġan | nihtgenġena |
| Dative | nihtgenġan | nihtgenġum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
niht (“night”) + *genġa (“walker”)
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