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Old English · noun

nihthræfn

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈnixtˌxræfn/
[ˈniçtˌr̥ævn]
Syllables
ˈnixt · ˌxræfn (2 syllables)
Modern English
nightbird

Meaning

  1. nightbird

Declension

Declension of nihthræfn
SingularPlural
Nominative nihthræfnnihthræfnas
Accusative nihthræfnnihthræfnas
Genitive nihthræfnesnihthræfna
Dative nihthræfnenihthræfnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From niht + hræfn. Compare Old Saxon nahthraƀan.

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