Peohtas

Old English

Alternative forms

• Pehtas

Etymology

Probably from Celtic/Pictish; see Pictus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe͜ox.tɑs/

Proper noun

Peohtas m pl

1. the Picts
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCX Hēr Beorhtfriþ ealdormon feaht wiþ Peohtas, ⁊ Īne ⁊ Nun his mæġ ġefuhton wiþ Gerente Wāla cyninge.

     Year 710 In this year Prince Brightfrith fought against the Picts, and Ine and his kinsman Nun fought against Gerent, king of the Welsh.

2. Pictland

Usage notes

• As is usual with Old English names of peoples, no singular form of Peohtas is attested. If one existed, it would have been *Piht, because of a 9th century sound change in which eo, io, and ie became i before the clusters ht, hþ, and hs when the latter were word-final or preceded a front vowel. See cniht for a word with the same alteration of i and eo.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Peohtas
accusative	—	Peohtas
genitive	—	Peohta
dative	—	Peohtum

Derived terms

• Peohta land
• Pihtisċ