Reconstruction:Old English/Cristes mæsseæfen
Old English
editEtymology
editNot attested, but assumed to exist based on analogous terms such as Cristes mæsseniht (“night before Christmas”), Cristes mæsseūhta (“last part of the night before Christmas”), and ealra hālgena mæsseǣfen (“Halloween”, literally “All Saints' Eve”), as well as Middle English Cristemasse eve.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- Christmas Eve
- evening before Christmas
Declension
editDeclension of *Cristes mæsseǣfen (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | *Cristes mæsseǣfen | *Cristes mæsseǣfennas |
accusative | *Cristes mæsseǣfen | *Cristes mæsseǣfennas |
genitive | *Cristes mæsseǣfennes | *Cristes mæsseǣfenna |
dative | *Cristes mæsseǣfenne | *Cristes mæsseǣfennum |
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: Cristemasse eve
- English: Christmas Eve