nyghtmare

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === niȝthe-mare, niȝt-mare, nytmare nyghtesmare (London); nyȝhte mare, nyghte mare (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === From Old English *nihtmare, equivalent to nyght +‎ mare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnixtˌmaːr(ə)/ === Noun === nyghtmare (plural nyghtmares) (East Midland, Southern) An evil spirit attacking men or horses at night. Synonym: mare ==== Descendants ==== English: nightmare → Scots: nichtmare, nichtmeer === References === “night-māre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.