Reconstruction:Old English/Cristes mæsseæfen

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 This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

Not attested, but assumed to exist based on analogous terms such as Cristes mæsseniht (“night before Christmas”), Cristes mæsseūhta (“last part of the night before Christmas”), and ealra hālgena mæsseǣfen (“Halloween”, literally “All Saints' Eve”), as well as Middle English Cristemasse eve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkris.tes ˈmæs.seˌæː.fen/,

Noun

*Cristes mæsseǣfen m

  1. Christmas Eve
  2. evening before Christmas

Declension

Declension of *Cristes mæsseǣfen (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative *Cristes mæsseǣfen *Cristes mæsseǣfennas
accusative *Cristes mæsseǣfen *Cristes mæsseǣfennas
genitive *Cristes mæsseǣfennes *Cristes mæsseǣfenna
dative *Cristes mæsseǣfenne *Cristes mæsseǣfennum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Cristemasse eve
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