æfensteorra
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon āƀandsterro, Old High German ābantsterno, Old Norse aptanstjarna. Equivalent to ǣfen (“evening”) + steorra (“star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ǣfensteorra m
- the evening star, i.e. Venus as seen in the early evening
Declension
[edit]Weak:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ǣfensteorra | ǣfensteorran |
accusative | ǣfensteorran | ǣfensteorran |
genitive | ǣfensteorran | ǣfensteorrena |
dative | ǣfensteorran | ǣfensteorrum |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: euensterre