nyghtyngale

Middle English

Alternative forms

nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngale

Etymology

From earlier nyghtgale, niȝtegale; perhaps influenced by nyghten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnixtinɡaːl(ə)/

Noun

nyghtyngale (plural nyghtyngales)

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants

English: nightingale
Scots: nichtingale

References

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

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