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ǽht

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §390;
possessions, property, lands, goods, riches, cattle; opes, substantia, possessio, greges
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  • He hæfde mycele ǽhta

    erat habens multas possessions,

    • Mk. Bos. 10, 22
      • .

  • Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte

    Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed,

    • Gen. 36, 6
      • .

  • Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and ǽhta

    bottomless avarice of glory and possessions,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 7, 30
      • ;
    • Met. 7, 15
      • .

  • Israéla ǽhta

    the Israelites' possessions,

    • Cd. 174; Th. 218, 23
      • ;
    • Dan. 43
      • .

  • Genam on eallum dǽl ǽhtum sínum

    he took a part of all his possessions,

    • 74; Th. 90, 23
      • ;
    • Gen. 1499
      • .

  • Ealle his ǽhta

    omnem substantiam ejus,

    • Ps. Th. 108, 11
      • .
possession, power; possessio, potestas
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  • His miht and his ǽht ofer middangeard gebledsod

    his might and power is blessed throughout the earth.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3432
      • ;
    • An. 1720
      • .

  • Ágan us ðis wuldres leóht eall to ǽhte

    let us get all this light of glory into our possession,

    • Cd. 219; Th. 280, 11
      • ;
    • Sat. 254
      • .

  • On ágene ǽht syllan

    in possessionem dare,

    • Ps. Th. 104, 10, 39: 110, 4
      • .
Etymology
[
Scot. aucht
:
O. H. Ger. éht, f
:
Goth. aíhts, f
:
O. Nrs. ǽtt, átt family
]
Derived forms
gold-, máðum-, staðol-, wan-, won-
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽht.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/549.

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