- awiht
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awiht — OE. and EE. form of aught n.2 … Useful english dictionary
áwiht — 1. n ( es/ u) aught, anything, something; 2. adv at all, by any means; tó áhte at all; 3. adj good, of value … Old to modern English dictionary
anything — awiht … English to the Old English
Names for the number 0 in English — Wiktionary, the free dictionary, has entries for: aught cipher duck love naught … Wikipedia
Aught — Aught, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [=a]wiht, [=a] ever + wiht. [root]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.] Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.] [1913 Webster] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ought — Aught Aught, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [=a]wiht, [=a] ever + wiht. [root]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.] Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.] [1913 Webster] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aught — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āwiht, from ā ever + wiht creature, thing more at aye, wight Date: before 12th century 1. anything 2. all, everything < for aught I care > < for aught we know > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Etwas — Êtwas, ein unbestimmtes unabänderliches Pronomen ungewissen Geschlechtes, welches nur in der einfachen Zahl üblich ist, und überhaupt ein Ding bezeichnet, von welchem uns weiter nichts bekannt ist, oder von welchem man keine weitere Bestimmung… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
aiw- — Also ayu . Vital force, life, long life, eternity; also “endowed with the acme of vital force, young.” Oldest forms *ə₂eiw , *ə₂eyu , colored to *ə₂aiw , *ə₂ayu . Derivatives include no1, ever, medieval, age, and eon. 1. a. no1, from Old Englishā … Universalium
aught — aught1 /awt/, n. 1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. adv. 2. Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect. Also, ought. [bef. 1000; ME aught, ought, OE aht, awiht, owiht, equiv. to a, o ever + wiht thing, WIGHT1] aught … Universalium
