diht

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *diht.

Noun

diht n (nominative plural diht)

  1. a setting in order; disposing; contriving; disposition; conduct; consultation; deliberation; purpose; order; arrangement
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and tō fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.
      Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.
Declension
Declension of diht (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative diht diht
accusative diht diht
genitive dihtes dihta
dative dihte dihtum

Etymology 2

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Probably from Latin dicta, plural of dictum. Compare Old High German dihta.

Noun

diht f (nominative plural dihta)

  1. a saying; dictum; oracle
Declension
Declension of diht (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative diht dihta, dihte
accusative dihte dihta, dihte
genitive dihte dihta
dative dihte dihtum
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