nyghten
Middle English
/ˈnixtən/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To become night; to darken in the sky.
- (intransitive) To night; to overnight.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English nighte (nights).
Origin
Middle English
nighte
Gloss
nights
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- night English
- niht Old English
- nighte Middle English
- nihterne Middle English
- nyȝtly Middle English
- nyȝtschade Middle English
- sevenyght Middle English
- yesternyght Middle English