eastre
See also: Eastre
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Apparently named from the dawn goddess Ēastre, from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ, from a suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”). Cognate with Old Frisian āsteron, Old High German ōstarūn (German Ostern).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ēastre f
Usage notes edit
- Often used in the plural, with no change in meaning.
- The oblique cases often show -on instead of -an. This could be from the original Germanic ending, -ōn, which became -an in all other n-stems.
Declension edit
Declension of eastre (weak)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Boehler, Maria. (1967) Die altenglischen Frauennamen, page 67
- Ed. Henry Sweet (1885) The oldest English texts, volume 34, pages 158-159, 611