Reconstruction:Old English/geolniht

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

  1. the night before Christmas

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: Yol nyght