Nyght

sb. night, Voc., PP; niȝt , S2, PP; nicht , S; nyht , S2; niht , S, PP; naht , SD; naȝt , S2; nyth , PP; night , pl. , C; nigt , S; niht , adv. , at night, by night, S; nihtes , S2; niȝtes , PP; nyghtes PP; nyȝtes , PP. Adv. phr. : a nyghtes PP; bi nihtes , S; bi nihte , S; a niȝt , S; o nigt , S. Comb. : nyhtegale , nightingale, S2; niȝtegale , S; nyghtingale C3; niȝtingale , S; nycht-hyrd , guardian of the night, S3; niht-old , a night old stale, not freshly gathered, S2; nyȝt-old PP; nightertale , the night-time, C; nyȝtertale , WA; naghtertale , S2.—AS. niht , neht , neaht : Goth. nahts ; cp. Lat. noctem . With the deriv. nightertale cp. Icel. náttartal a number of nights.