Nihternness
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - nihternness
According to the Old English Dictionary:
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- nihternness
- f. Night-time :-- Ðonne gescylt ðé God wið unswefnum ðe nihternnessum on menn becumaþ then will God protect thee against evil dreams that come to men at nights, Lchdm. iii. 288, 22.