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evennight

evennight noun: equinox.

Noun

evennight (plural evennights)

  1. (Germanic, historical, rare) Equinox.
    • Ostara's Day is the first Sunday following the Spring Evennight, which means it can never be later than March 31, even when March 24 is the previous Sunday, and the old date is used, March 25, for the beginning of spring.1992, Stephen A. McNallen, Maddy Hutter, The Runestone - Volumes 1-12
    • "I have told the leaders of Kaar that wolves will only come back to the village if a krianan brings them. They are choosing a new krianan at their Spring Festival on Even Night."2015, Dorothy Hearst, Spirit of the Wolves

Forms of evennight

pluralevennights
alternative formeven-night
alternative formeven night

Origin of evennight

Learned borrowing from Old English efnniht, from Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (“equinox”), equivalent to even- + night. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht, ivinnacht, Old Norse jafnnætti. Compare also Dutch nachtevening (“equinox”).

Questions about evennight

What does evennight mean?
Evennight means equinox.
What part of speech is evennight?
Evennight is a noun.
What is the plural of evennight?
The plural of evennight is evennights.

Words near evennight in the dictionary

  1. evenminded
  2. evenmindedly
  3. evenmindedness
  4. evenness
  5. evennesses
  6. evennight
  7. evennights
  8. evenpinnate
  9. evens
  10. evens out
  11. evens the score

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