aicht
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ext/, /ɛçt/
Etymology 1
From earlier aucht, modified under the influence of English eight, from Middle English aucht, aughte, northern form of eighte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Alternative forms
- (now rare) aucht
References
- Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Etymology 2
From earlier aucht, modified under the influence of English eighth, from Middle English aght, northern form of eiȝtthe, eyghte, from Old English eahtoþa.
References
- Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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