eighte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) ehte, eahte, ahte
• (Northern ME) aghte, aughte, aucht
• eyȝt, eiȝt, eiȝte, eight

Etymology

From Old English eahta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛixt(ə)/

Numeral

cardinal number

8	Previous:	seven
	Next:	nyne

eighte

1. eight

Related terms

• eiȝtthe, eyghte
• eiȝtetene

Descendants

• English: eight
• Scots: aucht, aicht