nyghtyngale

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngale

Etymology

From earlier nyghtgale, niȝtegale; perhaps influenced by nyghten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnixtinɡaːl(ə)/

Noun

nyghtyngale (plural nyghtyngales)

1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants

• English: nightingale
• Scots: nichtingale

References

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