uhta
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon ūhta, Old High German ūhta, regional German Uchte (“midnight mass”), Old Norse ótta, Norwegian Bokmål otte, and as the enhanced form Dutch ochtend (“morning”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ūhta m
- the last part of the night, before dawn
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…- Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…
- the time or service of nocturns
Declension
[edit]Declension of ūhta (weak)