Old English · noun
Cristes mæsseæfen
Normalised Cristes mæsseǣfen
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈkris.tes ˈmæs.seˌæː.fen/[ˈkris.tes ˈmæs.seˌæː.ven]
- Syllables
- ˈkris · tes · ˈmæs · se · ˌæː · fen (6 syllables)
- Modern English
- christmas eveeve
Meaning
-
Christmas Eve (day before Christmas)
-
Christmas Eve (evening before Christmas)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Cristes mæsseǣfen | Cristes mæsseǣfennas |
| Accusative | Cristes mæsseǣfen | Cristes mæsseǣfennas |
| Genitive | Cristes mæsseǣfennes | Cristes mæsseǣfenna |
| Dative | Cristes mæsseǣfenne | Cristes mæsseǣfennum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Not attested, but assumed to exist based on analogous terms such as Cristes mæsseniht (“night before Christmas”), Cristes mæsseūhta (“last part of the night before Christmas”), and ealra hālgena mæsseǣfen (“Halloween”, literally “All Saints' Eve”), as well as Middle English Cristemasse eve.
Descendants
christmas eve
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