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niht-wæcce

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
niht-wæcce, an; f.
A night-watch, vigil
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  • Nihtwæccan

    vigiliae,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 22.
  • Hyrdas wǽron waciende and nihtwæccan (-wæcan, MS. C.) healdende

    pastores erant vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis,

    • Lk. Skt. 2, 8.
Etymology
[
Icel. nátt-vaka
:
O. H. Ger. naht-wacha vigilia.
]
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