to niht

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Middle English[edit]

Adverb[edit]

to niht

  1. Alternative form of tonyght

Noun[edit]

to niht

  1. Alternative form of tonyght

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tō (“to; at”) +‎ niht (“night”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /toː nixt/, [toː niçt]

Adverb[edit]

tō niht

  1. tonight
  2. last night
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
      ...and nu to-niht ic seah mid minum eagum þæt se ylca decius into Ephesa byrig ferde...
      ..and now last night I saw with mine eyes that the same Decius went into Ephseus...'

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: tonight
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