ight

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”).

Noun

ight (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) possession
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Contraction

ight

  1. (slang) Alternative form of aight

References

  • “Ight” listed on page 30 of volume V (H–K), § ii (I) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
      Ight, var. eighte, Aught sb.¹ Obs., possession.  1390 Gower Conf. II. 378 This Priamus had in his ight A wife and Hecuba she hight.
  • “ight” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary

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