sinnihte

Old English

FWOTD – 23 July 2013

Alternative forms

• sinneahte, sinnehte, synnihte

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinnahtī. Equivalent to sin- (“ever-”) +‎ niht (“night”) + -e (collective noun suffix). Cognate with Old Saxon sinnahti. Compare seofonstierre, which is formed similarly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinˌnix.te/, [ˈsinˌniç.te]

Noun

sinnihte n

1. (poetic) endless night, eternal night

Declension

Declension of sinnihte (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sinnihte	—
accusative	sinnihte	—
genitive	sinnihtes	—
dative	sinnihte	—