"nihtmare" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnixtˌmɑ.re/, [ˈniçtˌmɑ.re]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *nahtmarā. Equivalent to niht + mare. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*nahtmarā}} Proto-West Germanic *nahtmarā, {{compound|ang|niht|mare}} niht + mare Head templates: {{head|ang|reconstructed nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} *nihtmare f, {{ang-noun|f}} *nihtmare f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|nihtmar}}, {{ang-decl-noun|nihtmare|nihtmaran|nihtmaran|nihtmaran|nihtmaran|nihtmarena|nihtmaran|nihtmarum|num=|title=|type=weak feminine (n-stem)}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nihtmare [nominative, singular], nihtmaran [nominative, plural], nihtmaran [accusative, singular], nihtmaran [accusative, plural], nihtmaran [genitive, singular], nihtmarena [genitive, plural], nihtmaran [dative, singular], nihtmarum [dative, plural], *næhtmare [alternative], *neahtmare [alternative], *niehtmare [alternative], *nyhtmare [alternative], *nehtmare [alternative]
  1. mare (evil spirit thought to torment people in their sleep) Tags: feminine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-nihtmare-ang-noun-5zXjbkoL Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
  2. nightmare Tags: feminine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-nihtmare-ang-noun-bfpe2Zdh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
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