Reconstruction:Old English/geolniht
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
Declension of *geolniht (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
accusative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolniht |
genitive | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihta |
dative | *ġēolniht | *ġēolnihtum |
Declension of *geolniht (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
accusative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlniht |
genitive | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihta |
dative | *ġeōlniht | *ġeōlnihtum |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: Yol nyght