Peohtas

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Old English

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Etymology

Probably from Celtic/Pictish; see Pictus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Peohtas m pl

  1. the Picts
  2. Pictland

Usage notes

  • As is usual with Old English names of peoples, no singular form of Peohtas is attested. If one existed, it would have been *Piht, because of a 9th century sound change in which eo, io, and ie became i before the clusters ht, , and hs when the latter were word-final or preceded a front vowel. See cniht for a word with the same alteration of i and eo.

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