Reconstruction:Old English/spiht

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *speoht

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, *speht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, *spehtaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spixt/, [spiçt]

Noun

*spiht m

1. woodpecker

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	spiht	spihtas
accusative	spiht	spihtas
genitive	spihtes	spihta
dative	spihte	spihtum

Synonyms

• fina

Descendants

• Middle English: speght (late)
  • English: speight, specht, spekt, spight
  • Middle Scots: specht