Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evenlight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: even-light
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The light of evening; twilight.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Here at the window in the evenlight I lean my ears to summon once again The sound of memory in its sweet refrain, [...]"
"The doings of Grendel, In far-off fatherland I fully did know of: Sea-farers tell us, this hall-building standeth, Excellent edifice, empty and useless To all the earlmen after evenlight's glimmer 'Neath heaven's bright hues [...]"
"When a little child lies in your arms at night, What do you care for care; When her little lips sing in the evenlight, And her little arms clasp you there?"
"Search further and the past presents you still New Ninas, new Alcamas, time's mid-night Concluding, — better say its evenlight Of yesterday."

Etymology

From Middle English evenlight, evenelyȝth, from Old English ǣfenlēoht (“evening light”), equivalent to even + light. Cognate with Dutch avondlicht (“evening light”), German Abendlicht (“evening light”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: evenlight, ǣfenlēoht

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does evenlight mean?: The light of evening; twilight.
Where does evenlight come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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