Old English · noun
ambiht
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑm.bixt/[ˈɑm.biçt]
- Syllables
- ˈɑm · bixt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- attendantservantofficer
ambiht1 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
servant, attendant, officer
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disciple
Declension · strong a-stem
ambiht2 · noun · neuter · alternative form
Senses
-
alternative form of ambeht (“service”)
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, whence also Old High German ambaht, Old Norse ambátt, Gothic (andbahts). Compare Latin ambactus.
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