Old English · adjective
nihtlic
Normalised nihtlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈnixt.liːt͡ʃ/[ˈniçt.liːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈnixt · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- nightlynocturnal
Meaning
-
nightly, of the night, nocturnal
God ġeworhte ðā sōna twā sċīnende lēoht myċele and mǣre, mōnan and sunnan, ðā sunnan on meriġen tō ðǣs dæġes lihtinge, ðone mōnan on ǣfen mannum tō lihtinge on nihtlīcere tīde...And ealle steorran hē ēac ðā geworhte, and hē hī ġefæstnode on ðām fæstan rodore ðæt hī ðā eorðan onlīhton mid heora mæniġfealdum lēoman
Thereafter, God made two shining lights, a greater one and a lesser one, the moon and the sun, with the Sun to shine by day, and the moon to shine by night...and he also made all the stars, and he fixed them in the firm heavens so that they could illumine the earth with their manyfold rays.
c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nihtlīċ | nihtlīċnihtlīċunihtlīċo | nihtlīċ |
| Accusative | nihtlīcne | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċ |
| Genitive | nihtlīċes | nihtlīcre | nihtlīċes |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīcre | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċe | nihtlīcre | nihtlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċanihtlīċe | nihtlīċnihtlīċunihtlīċo |
| Accusative | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċanihtlīċe | nihtlīċnihtlīċunihtlīċo |
| Genitive | nihtlīcra | nihtlīcra | nihtlīcra |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nihtlīċa | nihtlīċe | nihtlīċe |
| Accusative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċe |
| Genitive | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Dative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Accusative | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan | nihtlīċan |
| Genitive | nihtlīcranihtlīċena | nihtlīcranihtlīċena | nihtlīcranihtlīċena |
| Dative | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum | nihtlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From niht + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German nahtlīh.
Descendants
nightly
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