Reconstruction:Old English/nihtsceadu
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom niht + sċeadu. Compare Dutch nachtschade, German Nachtschatten, and Swedish nattskatta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnihtsċeadu f
- Earlier form of nihtsċada
Declension
editDeclension of *nihtsceadu (strong ō-stem)
Descendants
edit- Old English: nihtsċada
- Middle English: nyȝtschade, nichtheschode, niȝteschede, niȝteschode, nyght shade, nyȝteschode
- English: nightshade
- Middle English: nyȝtschade, nichtheschode, niȝteschede, niȝteschode, nyght shade, nyȝteschode