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Old English · noun

nihtsang

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈnixtˌsɑnɡ/
[ˈniçtˌsɑŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈnixt · ˌsɑnɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
complinecanonical hourscanonicalhours

Meaning

  1. compline, the last of the canonical hours

Declension

Declension of nihtsang
SingularPlural
Nominative nihtsangnihtsangas
Accusative nihtsangnihtsangas
Genitive nihtsangesnihtsanga
Dative nihtsangenihtsangum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From niht (“night”) + sang (“liturgical service”)

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