nyghten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

nyhte, nyght, nyghte, nyȝt, nyȝte

Etymology

From nighte +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnixtən/

Verb

nyghten

(intransitive) To become night; to darken in the sky.
(intransitive, rare) To night; to overnight.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nyghten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) nyghten, nyghte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nyghte	nyghted
2nd-person singular	nyghtest	nyghtedest
3rd-person singular	nyghteth	nyghted
subjunctive singular	nyghte	nyghted
imperative singular	nyghte	—

plural¹	nyghten, nyghte	nyghteden, nyghtede
imperative plural	nyghteth, nyghte	—

participles	nyghtynge, nyghtende	nyghted, ynyghted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: night
Scots: nicht

References

“nighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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