æfen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Cognate with Old Frisian ēvend, Old Saxon avand, āƀand (Low German Avend), Old Dutch avont (Dutch avond), Old High German āband (German Abend), Old Norse aptann, aptunn, eptann (Danish aften, Swedish afton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæːven/

Noun

ǣfen m

  1. (West Saxon) Evening.
  2. (West Saxon) Eventide: the hour or hours of evening.
  3. (West Saxon) (Christianity) Vespers.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (hour): ǣfentīd, ǣfentīma
  • (vespers): ǣfendreām, ǣfengebēd, ǣfenhrepsung, ǣfensang

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