Old English · noun
nihtscua
Normalised nihtsċūa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈnixtˌʃuː.ɑ/[ˈniçtˌʃuː.ɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈnixt · ˌʃuː · ɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- night-shadeshade
Meaning
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night-shade
hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.
night-shade darkens, sends from the north a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.
nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From niht (“night”) + sċūa (“shadow”).
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