uhta

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon ūhta, Old High German ūhta, regional German Uchte (midnight mass), Old Norse ótta, Norwegian Bokmål otte, and as the enhanced form Dutch ochtend (morning).

Pronunciation

Noun

ūhta m

  1. the last part of the night, before dawn
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
      mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…
      Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…
  2. the time or service of nocturns

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Descendants

  • Middle English: uhtenn, ūghten (from the form ūhtan)