nyghtyngale

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

nightingale, niȝtingale, nyhtingale, nyȝtyngale, nightyngale

Etymology[edit]

From earlier nyghtgale, niȝtegale; perhaps influenced by nyghten.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈnixtinɡaːl(ə)/

Noun[edit]

nyghtyngale (plural nyghtyngales)

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Descendants[edit]

English: nightingale
Scots: nichtingale

References[edit]

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

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