Reconstruction:Old English/nihtsceadu
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From niht + sċeadu. Compare Dutch nachtschade, German Nachtschatten, and Swedish nattskatta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nihtsċeadu f
- Earlier form of nihtsċada
Declension edit
Declension 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