miht
Old English
Alternative forms
- maht, meaht, mæht, meht, mieht, myht
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-, *mógʰtis, corresponding to Germanic *maganą + *-þiz. Cognate with Old Frisian macht, mecht (West Frisian macht), Middle Dutch macht (Dutch macht), Old High German maht (German Macht), Old Norse máttr (Icelandic máttur), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miçt/
Noun
miht f
- power, ability
- strength, power
Declension
Declension of miht (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | miht | mihte, mihta |
| accusative | miht, mihte | mihte, mihta |
| genitive | mihte | mihta |
| dative | mihte | mihtum |
Derived terms
- mihtig
- mihtlēas
- mihtlīċ
- mihtlīċe
Descendants
- Middle English: myght, maught, myghte, might
- Scots: maucht, micht
- English: might