Reconstruction:Old English/geolniht
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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *jehwlanahts. Cognate with Old Norse jólanátt. Equivalent to ġēol + niht.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈje͜oːlˌnixt/, [ˈje͜oːlˌniçt] (original)
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːlˌnixt/, [ˈjuːlˌniçt], /ˈjoːlˌnixt/, [ˈjoːlˌniçt] (Norse influence)
Noun
[edit]*ġēolniht or *ġeōlniht f
Declension
[edit]Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
| accusative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
| genitive | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihta |
| dative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihtum |
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
| accusative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
| genitive | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihta |
| dative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihtum |
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: Yol nyght