nyȝtschade

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nichtheschode, niȝteschede, niȝteschode, nyght shade, nyȝteschode

Etymology

From Old English nihtsċada. Equivalent to nighte +‎ schade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnixtʃaːd(ə)/, /ˈnixtʃɔd(ə)/

Noun

nyȝtschade

1. nightshade (plant belonging to the genus Solanum)

Descendants

• English: nightshade

References

• “night-shāde (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-23.