nebelvinster

Middle High German
FWOTD – 18 January 2020

Etymology

From nebel (“fog”) +‎ vinster (“dark”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bəlˌvin.s̠tər/, /ˈnɛ.bəlˌfin.s̠tər/

Adjective

nebelvinster

  1. (poetic) pitch-dark
    • c. 1100–1125, Ezzolied (Vorauer version), line 116:
      diu nebeluinster naht
      the pitch-dark night

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also
  • German: nebelfinster

References
  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “nebelvinster”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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