† nighternadj.

Forms: 1600s nighterne.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., -ern suffix.

Etymology: Probably < night n. + -ern suffix, after eastern adj., northern adj., etc.A connection with Old English nihterne , in the same sense (see quot. below), is highly unlikely. The origin of the suffix of the Old English word is uncertain; it may represent Latin -urnus (as in nocturnus : see nocturn n.); compare also Old English dægðerne (adjective) for use by day, everyday. Compare:OE Form of Confession (Lamb. 427) in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1914) 132 331 Per nocturnam pollutionem : þurh nihterne besmitenesse.

Obsolete. rare.

Nocturnal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective]

nightlyeOE

nightyc1475

nocturnal1485

noxiala1500

nightish1530

nocturn?1530

nighterly1559

owlish1596

night-tripping1598

epinyctal1600

nighted?1606

nightern1615

noctual1632

nocturnous1727

overnight1870

nitely1970

1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 41 in Strappado In this silent course of nighterne race, With quick recourse he runs vnto the place.

1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 67 in Strappado The Nighterne owle, that night wil cease from prey Howling by night, as she did howle by day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	nightern
释义	† nighternadj. Forms: 1600s nighterne. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: night n., -ern suffix. Etymology: Probably < night n. + -ern suffix, after eastern adj., northern adj., etc.A connection with Old English nihterne , in the same sense (see quot. below), is highly unlikely. The origin of the suffix of the Old English word is uncertain; it may represent Latin -urnus (as in nocturnus : see nocturn n.); compare also Old English dægðerne (adjective) for use by day, everyday. Compare:OE Form of Confession (Lamb. 427) in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1914) 132 331 Per nocturnam pollutionem : þurh nihterne besmitenesse. Obsolete. rare. Nocturnal. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] nightlyeOE nightyc1475 nocturnal1485 noxiala1500 nightish1530 nocturn?1530 nighterly1559 owlish1596 night-tripping1598 epinyctal1600 nighted?1606 nightern1615 noctual1632 nocturnous1727 overnight1870 nitely1970 1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 41 in Strappado In this silent course of nighterne race, With quick recourse he runs vnto the place. 1615 R. Brathwait Loves Labyrinth 67 in Strappado The Nighterne owle, that night wil cease from prey Howling by night, as she did howle by day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1615
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