eventyde
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- eventide, evyntyde, eventid
- evetyde, evetid, enetid
- even-tide, even-tid, evyn-tyde, aven tide
- neventide, heven tide (after vowel)
Etymology
editFrom Old English ǣfentīd; by surface analysis, even + tyde.
The form enetid may be a scribal error for evetide, though compare the development of modern English Hallowe'en.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeventyde (plural eventydes)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “ēve(n-tīde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.