weght

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

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Adverb

weght

  1. again

References

  • Gill, John K. (1909), “weght”, in Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon (overall work in English), The J. K. Gill Company, page 11

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz.

Pronunciation

  • (inherited from Old English) IPA(key): /wixt/, /wiːxt/
  • (influenced by weyen) IPA(key): /wɛxt/, /wæi̯xt/

Noun

weght (plural weghtes)

  1. weight

Descendants

  • English: weight
  • Scots: wecht, weicht
  • Yola: waaight

References

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