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Old English · noun

nihtwacu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈnix.twɑ.ku/
[ˈniç.twɑ.ku]
Syllables
ˈnix · twɑ · ku (3 syllables)
Modern English
night watchnightwatch

Meaning

  1. night watch

    ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela, atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan, þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen

    have withstood bitter sorrow, known many sorrow-halls in ship, loathsome rolling of waves where the unquiet night watch oft got me at the stem of seacraft then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

    bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,

Declension

Declension of nihtwacu
SingularPlural
Nominative nihtwacunihtwacanihtwace
Accusative nihtwacenihtwacanihtwace
Genitive nihtwacenihtwaca
Dative nihtwacenihtwacum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtwaku. Equivalent to niht (“night”) + wacu (“watch”).

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