Reconstruction:Old English/nihtsceadu

Old English

Etymology

From niht +‎ sċeadu. Compare Dutch nachtschade, German Nachtschatten, and Swedish nattskatta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnixt.ʃɑ.du/, [ˈniçt.ʃɑ.du]

Noun

*nihtsċeadu f

1. Earlier form of nihtsċada

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nihtsċeadu	nihtsċeadwa, nihtsċeadwe
accusative	nihtsċeadwe	nihtsċeadwa, nihtsċeadwe
genitive	nihtsċeadwe	nihtsċeadwa
dative	nihtsċeadwe	nihtsċeadwum

Descendants

• Old English: nihtsċada
  • Middle English: nyȝtschade, nichtheschode, niȝteschede, niȝteschode, nyght shade, nyȝteschode
    • English: nightshade