Reconstruction:Old English/giestranmorgen

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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 West Germanic *gestran morgan. Cognate with German gestern Morgen. Equivalent to ġiestran- (“yester”) +‎ morgen (“morning”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌmor.ɡen/, [ˈji͜ys.trɑnˌmorˠ.ɣen]

Noun edit

ġiestranmorgen m

yesterday morning

Declension edit

Declension of *giestranmorgen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiestranmorgen	ġiestranmorgnas
accusative	ġiestranmorgen	ġiestranmorgnas
genitive	ġiestranmorgnes	ġiestranmorgna
dative	ġiestranmorgne	ġiestranmorgnum

Descendants edit

Middle English: yestermorwe
- English: yestermorrow, yestermorn