æht
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aihtiz. Cognate with Old High German ēht; related to āgan (“to own”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æːxt/
Noun
ǣht f
- possession
- property, livestock
- power, possession
Declension
Declension of æht (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣht | ǣhte, ǣhta |
| accusative | ǣht, ǣhte | ǣhte, ǣhta |
| genitive | ǣhte | ǣhta |
| dative | ǣhte | ǣhtum |
Derived terms
- cwicæht (“livestock”)
Descendants
- Middle English: aught, ought
- English: aught, ought
- Scots: aucht
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ǽht”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ǽht”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.