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a bird that cries in the night.[bef. 900; ME; OE nihthraefn, naehthraefn.]
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night raven — /ˈnaɪt reɪvən/ (say nuyt rayvuhn) noun 1. Poetic a bird that cries in the night; an ill omen. 2. → night heron …
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Night — (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta, nakti.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
