uhta

Old English

Alternative forms

• ūht

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
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
     mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…

     Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…

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

• ūhtcaru

Descendants

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