uhta

Old English

Alternative forms

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːx.tɑ/

Noun

ūhta m

  1. the last part of the night, before dawn
  2. the time or service of nocturns

Declension
Declension of uhta (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ūhta ūhtan
accusative ūhtan ūhtan
genitive ūhtan ūhtena
dative ūhtan ūhtum

Derived terms

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