nihtgenga

Old English

FWOTD – 31 October 2015

Etymology

From niht (“night”) +‎ genga (“goer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniçtˌɡeŋɡɑ/

Noun

nihtgenga m

  1. an evil being active at night; goblin; nightmare

Declension

References

  • 1894, J. R. Clark Hall, A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, nihtgenga
  • 2010, J. Bosworth, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), niht-genga
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