aucht

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Middle English[edit]

Numeral[edit]

aucht

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of eighte

Scots[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English ǣht, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Noun[edit]

aucht (plural auchts)

  1. possession, ownership
  2. property

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English aucht, aughte, northern form of eighte, from Old English ahte, eahte.

Numeral[edit]

aucht

  1. Alternative form of aicht (eight)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English aght, northern form of eiȝtthe, eyghte, from Old English eahtoþa.

Adjective[edit]

aucht

  1. Alternative form of aicht (eighth)