giestranæfen
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġyrstanǣfen, ġierstanǣfen
Etymology
From ġiestran- + ǣfen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjiy̯strɑnˌæːfen/, [ˈjiy̯strɑnæːven]
Declension
Declension of giestranæfen (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġiestranǣfen | ġiestranǣfennas |
| accusative | ġiestranǣfen | ġiestranǣfennas |
| genitive | ġiestranǣfennes | ġiestranǣfenna |
| dative | ġiestranǣfenne | ġiestranǣfennum |
Descendants
- Middle English: yistreven, yester even
- English: yestereven, yestereve, yestreen (Scotland)
References
- gistranǽfen in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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