aucht

Middle English

Numeral

aucht

1. (Northern) Alternative form of eighte

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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”)