aucht

Middle English

Numeral

aucht

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of eighte

Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑxt/, /ɔxt/

Etymology 1

From Old English ǣht, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Noun

aucht (plural auchts)

  1. possession, ownership
  2. property

Etymology 2

From Middle English aucht, aughte, northern form of eighte, from Old English ahte, eahte.

Numeral

aucht

  1. Alternative form of aicht (“eight”)

Etymology 3

From Middle English aght, northern form of eiȝtthe, eyghte, from Old English eahtoþa.

Adjective

aucht

  1. Alternative form of aicht (“eighth”)
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