nyghtgale

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

niȝtegale, nightegale, nightgale

Etymology edit

From Old English nihtegale, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈnixt(ə)ɡaːl(ə)/

Noun edit

nyghtgale (plural nyghtgales)

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants edit

English: nightgale (obsolete)
Scots: nychtgale

References edit

“nighte-gāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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