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語源

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtwaku. Equivalent to niht (“night”) +‎ wacu (“watch”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈnix.twɑ.ku/, [ˈniç.twɑ.ku]

名詞

nihtwacu f

1. night watch
   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
     ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela,
     atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat
     nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan,
     þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen

     have withstood bitter sorrow,
     known many sorrow-halls in ship,
     loathsome rolling of waves
     where the unquiet night watch
     oft got me at the stem of seacraft
     then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

語形変化

Strong ō-stem: