-iht

See also: iht and IHT

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-aht. Akin to Old Saxon -aht, Old High German -aht (German -icht), Icelandic -óttr, Old English -iġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ixt/, [içt]

Suffix

-iht

  1. having, bearing, possessing; occasionally causes i-mutation of preceding vowels
    stāniht, stǣniht (“stony, rocky”)
  2. characterized by; full of, covered with; equivalent to -ous
    ifiht ― covered in ivy
    bogiht ― crooked, full of bends
    sceadiht ― shadowy, shady, full of shadows
  3. inclined to

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -iht
adeliht
bogiht
cærsiht
clifiht
flaniht
ifiht
isiht
mealmiht
staniht
wearriht
wudiht
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