diht
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *diht.
Noun
[edit]diht n (nominative plural diht)
- a setting in order; disposing; contriving; disposition; conduct; consultation; deliberation; purpose; order; arrangement
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and tō fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.
- Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | diht | diht |
accusative | diht | diht |
genitive | dihtes | dihta |
dative | dihte | dihtum |
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Probably from Latin dicta, plural of dictum. Compare Old High German dihta.
Noun
[edit]diht f (nominative plural dihta)
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
Categories:
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English lemmas
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