"evennight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: evennights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *even-night, from Old English efnniht, from Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (“equinox”), equivalent to even- + night. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht, ivinnacht, Old Norse jafnnætti. Compare also Dutch nachtevening (“equinox”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*even-night}} Middle English *even-night, {{inh|en|ang|efnniht}} Old English efnniht, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ebnanaht|t=equinox}} Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (“equinox”), {{prefix|en|even|night}} even- + night, {{cog|ofs|evennacht}} Old Frisian evennacht, {{cog|non|jafnnætti}} Old Norse jafnnætti, {{cog|nl|nachtevening|t=equinox}} Dutch nachtevening (“equinox”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} evennight (plural evennights)
  1. (rare, historical, Germanic paganism) Equinox. Tags: Germanic, historical, rare Categories (topical): Calendar, Germanic paganism Synonyms: even-night, even night

Inflected forms

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