Acht.
the natural number eight
Meaning & usage
the natural number eight
the numeral sign 8
a playing card with the value eight
a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape
Where this word comes from
Substantivation of the numeral acht (“eight”), from Old High German ahtô.
outlawry; banishment (declaration that someone is no longer protected by law)
sworn enmity; declaration of vendetta
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German āhte, from Old High German āhta, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu (“persecution”). Cognate with Old English ōht (“persecution, enmity”).
attention; regard; heed
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu (“attention”).
land belonging to a mansion or monastery
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German *ahte (attested in Latinised forms like ahta, athta). Probably the same as etymology 3, referring historically to an area around a mansion, monastery, etc., in which the lord of that estate exerted certain rights otherwise exerted by the state or king; compare this sense in Bann (also Bannbezirk, Bannmeile). Alternatively pertaining to etymology 2 as “that which is subject to someone's care”. Semantically, it could also be a variant of Old High German ēht (“property, especially ecclesiastical”), from Proto-West Germanic *aihti, but the vocalism makes this unlikely.
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