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Old English
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
- 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…
- the time or service of nocturns
Declension
Declension of ūhta (weak)
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