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EAHTA

  • noun
  • numeral
  • adjective
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Grammar
EAHTA, ahta, æhta, ehta
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §7; §20; §49; §68; §168; §177; §217; §231; §326; §447;
eight; octo
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  • Eahta dagas

    dies octo,

    • Lk. Bos. 9,
    • 28.
  • Búton ðám eahta mannum

    except eight men, Ælfc.

    • T. 6,
    • 26.
  • To eahta geára fyrste

    for a space of eight years,

    • Jud. 3,
    • 8.
  • Æfter eahta dagum

    post dies octo,

    • Jn. Bos. 20,
    • 26.
  • He héht eahta mearas on flet teón

    he commanded eight steeds to be led into the court.

    • Beo. Th. 2075
    • ;
    • B. 1035
    • .
Etymology
[
Wyc. eighte:
Laym. æhte, æhten, eahte, ehte:
Orm. ehhte :
O. Sax. ahto :
O. Frs. achta, achte, acht:
Dut. Ger. acht:
M. H. Ger. aht, eht:
O. H. Ger. ahtó :
Goth. ahtau :
Dan. otte:
Swed, åtta:
Icel. átta :
Fr. huit:
Span, ocho:
Ital. otto :
Lat. octo:
Grk. ὀκτώ:
Sansk. ashṭan
.]
Derived forms
eahta-teóða, -toða, -tyne, hund-eahtatig
Linked entries
v.  æhta ahta ehta.
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  • EAHTA, n.; num.; adj.