English Explanatory Dictionary

evenlight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The light of evening; twilight.

Word forms

evenlight

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”).

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