The story
- Old English · inherited fromǣfensang
- English todayevensong
From Old English ǣfensang, equivalent to even + song. The use of even to mean evening is now obsolete except in poetry.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
evensong
Today it means: A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline. Full definition →
Old English ǣfensang