"unmight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌnˌmaɪt/
Etymology: From Middle English unmight, onmiȝt, from Old English unmiht, unmeht, unmeaht (“weakness; lack of power”), from Proto-Germanic *unmahtiz (“inability; weakness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + might. Cognate with Dutch onmacht, German Ohnmacht, Icelandic ómáttur (“unmight”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unmight}} Middle English unmight, {{inh|en|ang|unmiht}} Old English unmiht, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*unmahtiz|t=inability; weakness}} Proto-Germanic *unmahtiz (“inability; weakness”), {{af|en|un-|might|t1=lack or absence of}} un- (“lack or absence of”) + might, {{cog|nl|onmacht}} Dutch onmacht, {{cog|de|Ohnmacht}} German Ohnmacht, {{cog|is|ómáttur|t=unmight}} Icelandic ómáttur (“unmight”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unmight (uncountable)
  1. The absence or lack of might; powerlessness; weakness Tags: uncountable Synonyms: mightlessness
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