byht

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byxt/, [byçt]

Noun

byht m

1. curve, bend; corner
2. bay, gulf

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	byht	byhtas
accusative	byht	byhtas
genitive	byhtes	byhta
dative	byhte	byhtum

Derived terms

• ġebyht

Descendants

• Middle English: bight, byȝt, biȝt, bought, bouȝt
  • Scots: bicht, becht; bucht, boucht
  • English: bight; bought, bowt, bout