aften.
night; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark)
Meaning & usage
night; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark)
i aften
i aftes
night; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark) an evening (a party or gathering held in the evening)
an eve (the evening or day before a major church celebration)
holde aften
a dinner or supper (a meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening)
Where this word comes from
From Danish aften (“evening; night”), from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann (“evening”), from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (“evening”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”), of *h₁eps, of *h₁ep-. Cognate with Danish aften, Swedish afton, Faroese aftan and Icelandic aftann.
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