nyghtyngale

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier nyghtgale, niȝtegale; perhaps influenced by nyghten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnixtinɡaːl(ə)/

Noun

nyghtyngale (plural nyghtyngales)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants

  • English: nightingale
  • Scots: nichtingale

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.