geolæfen

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlaēbanþs. Cognate with Old Norse jólaaptann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜oːlˌæː.fen/, (original)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːlˌæː.fen/, , /ˈjoːlˌæː.fen/, (Norse influence)

Noun

ġēolǣfen or ġeōlǣfen m

  1. Christmas Eve
  2. the evening before Christmas

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġēolǣfen ġēolǣfennas
accusative ġēolǣfen ġēolǣfennas
genitive ġēolǣfennes ġēolǣfenna
dative ġēolǣfenne ġēolǣfennum

Strong a-stem:

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Yol eve