uhta

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ūhta, regional German Uchte (“midnight mass”), Old Norse ótta, Norwegian Bokmål otte, Norwegian Bokmål ottesang (“midnight mass”), and as enhanced forms Dutch ochtend, Afrikaans oggend (“morning”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːhtɑ/, [ˈuːxtɑ]

Noun

ūhta m

  1. the time just before the dawn, the last part of night
    Cymð on uhtan easterne wind
    The east wind comes in the predawn.
  2. the time or service of nocturns

Declension
Declension of uhta (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ūhta ūhtan
accusative ūhtan ūhtan
genitive ūhtan ūhtena
dative ūhtan ūhtum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: uhtenn, ūghten (from the form ūhtan)
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