eventyde
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- eventide, evyntyde, eventid
- evetyde, evetid, enetid
- even-tide, even-tid, evyn-tyde, aven tide
- neventide, heven tide (after vowel)
Etymology edit
From Old English ǣfentīd; by surface analysis, even + tyde.
The form enetid may be a scribal error for evetide, though compare the development of modern English Hallowe'en.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eventyde (plural eventydes)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ēve(n-tīde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.