Old English · noun
uhta
Normalised ūhta
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈuːx.tɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈuːx · tɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- nocturns
Meaning
-
the last part of the night, before dawn
mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…
Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…
Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe -
the time or service of nocturns
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon ūhta, Old High German ūhta, regional German Uchte (“midnight mass”), Old Norse ótta, Norwegian Bokmål otte, and as the enhanced form Dutch ochtend (“morning”).
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