-iht

See also: iht and IHT

Old English

Alternative forms

• -eht

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