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): /mixt/, [miçt]

Noun

miht f

1. power, ability
2. 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