Anight

/əˈnaɪt/ adverb

Definition

At night or during the night.

Etymology

From Old English 'on niht', literally 'on night', composed of the preposition 'on' + 'night'. This archaic formation shows the older pattern of using prepositions where modern English would use different constructions.

Kelly Says

Medieval people would say 'anight' where we'd now say 'at night'—this 'a-' prefix appears across Middle English in words like 'aboard', 'afoot', and 'asleep', marking a grammatical pattern that modern English has mostly abandoned.

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