Old High German edit

Etymology edit

By influence from uohta (dawn), as can be seen in the derived term uohternīn, nuohtarnīn, nuohturnīn, nuehternīn (abstinent) from Latin nocturnus, the meaning “nightly” of which is preserved in nohturn.

Adjective edit

nuohturn

  1. not having eaten yet, fasting, abstinent

Descendants edit