nyghtgale

Middle English

Alternative forms

• niȝtegale, nightegale, nightgale

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnixt(ə)ɡaːl(ə)/

Noun

nyghtgale (plural nyghtgales)

1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants

• English: nightgale (obsolete)
• Scots: nychtgale

References

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