mona
Etymology & Origins
From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, probably a suffixed form of an ultimate root *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Definitions
- 1.
moon
c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year Sē mōna næfþ nān lēoht būtan of þǣre sunnan lēoman, and hē is ealra tungla niðemest.
The moon has no light except from the sun, and it is the lowest of all the heavenly bodies.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle An. DCCXXXIIII Hēr wæs sē mōna swylċe hē wǣre mid blōde begoten, ⁊ forðferdan Tātwine ⁊ Beda
Year 734 In this year it was as if the moon was covered in blood, and Tatwine and Beda died.
Lōca nū hū beorhte sē mōna tō niht sċīnþ!
Look how bright the moon is shining tonight!
On þæs mōnan lēohte læġ lȳtel ǣġ on lēafe.
In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf.
Inflection Table
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | mōna | mōnan |
| Acc | mōnan | mōnan |
| Gen | mōnan | mōnena |
| Dat | mōnan | mōnum |
| Inst | — | — |
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